Proverbs 23:26-28·~1 min
Saying 18
The son is asked to surrender heart and gaze to wisdom's path because the prostitute is a deep pit and the adulteress a narrow well. Like a robber, she lies in wait and increases the unfaithful among humanity.
M26y son, give me your heart, 27For a prostitute is a deep pit, 28Like a robber she lies in wait
Section summaryThe eighteenth saying urges the son to give his heart and eyes to the teacher's way because sexual immorality is a deep and predatory trap. It presents the prostitute and adulteress as actively hunting fidelity, multiplying betrayal, and reducing strength through seduction.
Role in the chapterThis section functions as a warning against sexual entrapment. Its work is to secure the learner's affections before destructive desire takes hold.