Proverbs 22:14

New International Reader's Version

The mouth of a woman who commits adultery is like a deep pit. Any man the Lord is angry with falls into it.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:26

That’s how Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned. He married women from other nations. There wasn’t a king like him anywhere. His God loved him. In fact, God made him king over the whole nation of Israel. But even he was led into sin by women from other lands.

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

Proverbs 23:27

An unfaithful wife is like a deep pit. A wife who commits adultery is like a narrow well.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

A woman who hunts a man down is more painful than death. Her heart is like a trap. Her hands are like chains. A man who pleases God will try to get away from her. But she will trap a sinner.

Deuteronomy 32:19

When the Lord saw this, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters made him angry.