Proverbs 6:26 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 6:26

24 ^aTo keep you from the evil woman,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.

25 ^aDo not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

26 For ^aby means of a harlot
A man is reduced to a crust of bread;
^bAnd¹ an adulteress will ^cprey upon his precious life.

27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?

28 Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?

29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

30 People do not despise a thief
If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.

31 Yet when he is found, ^ahe must restore sevenfold;
He may have to give up all the substance of his house.

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman ^alacks understanding;
He who does so destroys his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor he will get,
And his reproach will not be wiped away.

34 For ^ajealousy is a husband’s fury;
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will¹ accept no recompense,
Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 6:26

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American Standard Version
For on account of a harlot `a man is brought' to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

Amplified® Bible
For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread, and the adulteress stalks {and} snares [as with a hook] the precious life [of a man].

Contemporary English Version
A woman who sells her love can be bought for as little as the price of a meal. But making love to another man's wife will cost you everything.

Darby English Version
for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.

Good News Bible
A man can hire a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultery will cost him all he has.

King James Version
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.

New American Standard Bible
For on account of a harlot {one is reduced} to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

New International Version
for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread,
and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

New King James Version
For by means of a harlot
A man is reduced to a crust of bread;
And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For on account of a harlot one reduces himself to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

Revised Standard Version
for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread, but an adulteress stalks a man's very life.

Young's Literal Translation
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

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