Proverbs 22:14
ContextNETBible | The mouth 1 of an adulteress is like 2 a deep pit; 3 the one against whom the Lord is angry 4 will fall into it. 5 |
XREF | De 32:19; Jud 16:20,21; Ne 13:26; Ps 81:12; Pr 2:16-19; Pr 5:3-23; Pr 6:24-29; Pr 7:5-27; Pr 23:27; Ec 7:26 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The word “mouth” is a metonymy of cause; it refers to the seductive speech of the strange woman (e.g., 2:16-22; and chs. 5, 7). 2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity. 3 sn The point of the metaphor is that what the adulteress says is like a deep pit. The pit is like the hunter’s snare; it is a trap that is difficult to escape. So to succumb to the adulteress – or to any other folly this represents – is to get oneself into a difficulty that has no easy escape. 4 tn Heb “the one who is cursed by the 5 tn Heb “will fall there.” The “falling” could refer to the curse itself or to the result of the curse. sn The proverb is saying that the |