Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The supplied words give a better sense than the old version: "The price of a whore is a piece of bread."
adulteress—(Compare Margin), which the parallel and context (Proverbs 6:29-35) sustain. Of similar results of this sin, compare Proverbs 5:9-12.
will hunt—alluding to the snares spread by harlots (compare Proverbs 7:6-8).
precious life—more valuable than all else.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 6:26:
Proverbs 7:23
Ezekiel 13:18
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