Translations
Modern
For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
Traditional
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Literal
For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a strange woman is a narrow well.
Latin
Fovea enim profunda est meretrix, et puteus angustus aliena.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
Notes
Saying 17: Falling for a promiscuous woman is a trap, not a benefit. Proverbs often warns against sexual relations outside of marriage (see Proverbs 5; 6:20–35; 7:1–27).
This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.
Parallels
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Prostitute, Prostitution Proverbs, Book of Wine
Topics
Adultery: General Scriptures Concerning Ditch: Figurative Pit: Figurative Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning