Proverbs 6:26

In 11 translations

BSB

For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.Literally a crust of bread

KJV

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.the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man’s wife

WEB

For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

ASV

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

LSV

For a harlot consumes to a cake of bread, || And an adulteress hunts the precious soul.

YLT

For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

DBY

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.

DRC

For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

GNV

For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.

JPS

For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

LXXE

For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֤י בְעַד־אִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה עַֽד־כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם וְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁ נֶ֖פֶשׁ יְקָרָ֣ה תָצֽוּד׃

LXX-Br

Τιμὴ γὰρ πόρνης ὅση καὶ ἑνὸς ἄρτου, γυνὴ δὲ ἀνδρῶν τιμίας ψυχὰς ἀγρεύει.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Luke 15:30But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
• Proverbs 29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
• Genesis 39:14she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
• 1 Samuel 2:36And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
• Proverbs 29:8Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
• Ezekiel 13:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.
• Proverbs 7:23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
• Ezekiel 13:18and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the…
• Proverbs 5:10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
• Luke 15:13–15After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country,…

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