What does Proverbs 23:27 mean?

Proverbs 23:27 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 23:27 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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