Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.
New American Standard Bible
He who is
King James Version
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Holman Bible
a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
International Standard Version
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; a man experiencing the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
A Conservative Version
The mouth of interloping women is a deep pit. He who is abhorred of LORD shall fall in it.
American Standard Version
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
Amplified
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit [deep and inescapable];
He who is cursed by the Lord [because of his adulterous sin] will fall into it.
Bible in Basic English
The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.
Darby Translation
The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.
Julia Smith Translation
The mouth of the strange woman a deep pit: and he cursing Jehovah shall fall there.
King James 2000
The mouth of immoral women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A deep pit is the mouth of an {adulteress}, [he with whom] Yahweh is angry will fall there.
Modern King James verseion
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; those despised by Jehovah shall fall there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The mouth of a harlot is a deep pit; wherein he falleth that the LORD is angry withal.
NET Bible
The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
New Heart English Bible
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
The Emphasized Bible
A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.
Webster
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.
World English Bible
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under Yahweh's wrath will fall into it.
Themes
Chastity » Consequences of associating with those devoid of
Evil » Women evil women » General references to
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Kings » When good » Befriend the good
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
The wicked » Devices of » Fall of the wicked foretold
Topics
Interlinear
Zuwr
References
American
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
13 The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.' 14 A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there. 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:27
For a harlot is a deep ditch, And a strange woman is a strait pit.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is nets and snares, her hands are bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.
Proverbs 6:24-29
To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Deuteronomy 32:19
And Jehovah seeth and despiseth -- For the provocation of His sons and His daughters.
Judges 16:20-21
and she saith, 'Philistines are upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, 'I go out as time by time, and shake myself;' and he hath not known that Jehovah hath turned aside from off him.
Nehemiah 13:26
By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and among the many nations there was no king like him, and beloved by his God he was, and God maketh him king over all Israel -- even him did the strange women cause to sin.
Psalm 81:12
And I send them away in the enmity of their heart, They walk in their own counsels.
Proverbs 2:16-19
To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,
Proverbs 5:3-23
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth,
Proverbs 7:5-27
To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.