Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
In context
11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. 12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!” 14 The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it. 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
17 Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 22:14 in the KJV
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 22:14 in the NIV
The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.