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Proverbs 23:26-28
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 23:26-28
Revised Standard Version
26 My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe[a] my ways.
27 For a harlot is a deep pit;
an adventuress is a narrow well.
28 She lies in wait like a robber
and increases the faithless among men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:26 Another reading is delight in
Proverbs 23:26-28
American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:26-28
American Standard Version
26 My son, give me thy heart;
And let thine eyes [a]delight in my ways.
27 For a harlot is a deep ditch;
And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
28 Yea, she lieth in wait [b]as a robber,
And increaseth the treacherous among men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:26 Another reading is, observe
- Proverbs 23:28 Or, as for a prey
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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