The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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Gill's Exposition
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit,.... The mouth of harlots; the kisses of their mouth, their fair speech and flattering words, their amorous talk, and lascivious and wanton language, ensnare…
Barnes' Notes
The fall of the man into the snare of the harlot seems to be the consequence of the abhorrence or wrath of Yahweh. That abhorrence is, however, the result of previous evil. The man is left to himself,…
Matthew Henry
This is designed to warn all young men against the lusts of uncleanness. As they regard the welfare of their souls, let them take heed of strange women, lewd women, whom they ought to be strange to,…
Cambridge Bible
a deep pit such as is dug by a hunter for his prey. Comp. Pro 23:27.
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