Bible verse
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
Proverbs 22:14 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 22.
10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
11 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
12 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
18 for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
KJV
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
ASV
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
ERV
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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