Proverbs 23:26-28

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²⁶My child, give me your heart,
    and let your eyes observe^[a] my ways.
²⁷For a prostitute is a deep pit;
    an adulteress^[b] is a narrow well.
²⁸She lies in wait like a robber
    and increases the number of the faithless.

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Proverbs 23:26 Another reading is delight in
Proverbs 23:27 Heb an alien woman

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