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Proverbs 22:14

In Proverbs 22 of Proverbs.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

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שׁוּחָ֣הshuchahditchשׁוּחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “ditch”, the ordinary formH7745a chasmditch, pit.עֲ֭מֻקָּהamuqahdeepעָמֹקadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH6013deep (literally or figuratively)([idiom] exceeding) deep (thing).פִּ֣יpiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…זָר֑וֹתzarotstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).זְע֥וּםzeumabhorזָעַםverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “abhor”, a verb used as a describing wordH2194properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enragedabhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יפולyfvlfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…יִפָּלyipalfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…שָֽׁםshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

Young’s Literal Translation

A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

World English Bible

The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.

Darby Translation

The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.

Douay-Rheims

The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. a Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βόθρος βαθὺς στόμα παρανόμου, ὁ δὲ μισηθεὶς ὑπὸ Κυρίου ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς αὐτόν. a εἰσὶν ὁδοὶ κακαὶ ἐνώπιον ἀνδρὸς, καὶ οὐκ ἀγαπᾷ τοῦ ἀποστρέψαι ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, ἀποστρέφειν δὲ δεῖ ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ σκολιᾶς καὶ κακῆς.

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