Proverbs 22:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 22:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 22:14 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 22:14 — KJV
“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”
— Proverbs 22:14 (KJV)
Proverbs 22:14 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 22:14
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”
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“And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;”
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“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”
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“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
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“Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:”
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