Proverbs 23:27

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 22:14 uses the same 'deep pit' imagery for the adulteress, reinforcing the danger.

Proverbs 2:16 similarly warns against the wayward woman, directly paralleling the danger of the deep pit.

Proverbs 5:4 reveals the strange woman's bitter end as wormwood and sword—deepening the deadly trap imagery of the ditch.

Proverbs 5:20 asks why embrace a strange woman—directly reinforcing the warning against the same deadly seduction.

Proverbs 20:16 warns against pledging for a strange woman—a financial danger from the same type of woman.

Genesis 39:10 shows Joseph refusing the seductress, exemplifying how to escape the pit described here.

Numbers 31:16 Historical context

Numbers 31:16 recalls women who lured Israel into sin at Peor, illustrating how the prostitute is a deadly trap.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 describes the seductress as snares and nets—mirroring the pit and ditch as inescapable traps.

Judges 16:4 Parallel

Judges 16:4 introduces Delilah, whose seduction ensnares Samson — a case study of the pit warned about.