Proverbs 22:14

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 

The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.

The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; those living under the LORD’s displeasure will fall into it.

The mouth of a whore is a bottomless pit; you'll fall in that pit if you're on the outs with GOD.

The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry falls into it.

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; He who is abhorred by the LORD will fall there.

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 

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 Lord” (cf. NASB). The construction uses the passive participle in construct with Yahweh. The “Lord” is genitive of agency after the passive form. The verb means “be indignant, express indignation.” So it is talking about one against whom the Lord is angry.

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 Lord will use the seductive, deceptive words of the adulteress to bring about the downfall of one who is inclined to such folly.