Proverbs 6:26

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

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Other Translations for Proverbs 6:26

BSB
For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
AKJV
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
CPDV
For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf. Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man.
ERV
For on account of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
NHEB
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
SMT
For by a woman a harlot, even to a round of bread: and a man's wife will hunt the precious soul.

Commentary for Proverbs 6:26

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Proverbs 6:26
Summary
Adultery causes severe impoverishment
Event
Description of adultery's devastating effects
Estimated Time Period
c. 950 BC
Category
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