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Proverbs 23:27

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 23

“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”Proverbs 23:27

What Does Proverbs 23:27 Mean?

Proverbs 23:27 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 27 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (11)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 23:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 22:14“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”Proverbs 2:16“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”Ecclesiastes 7:26“And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”Numbers 31:16“Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.”Genesis 39:10“And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.”Judges 16:4“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”Proverbs 9:15“To call passengers who go right on their ways:”Proverbs 5:4“But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”Proverbs 5:20“And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?”Proverbs 20:16“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”Hosea 4:11“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.”

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