Proverbs 6:26 — Bible Verse (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.”
Proverbs 6:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 6:26 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 6:26 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 6:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.”
Proverbs 6:26 — World English Bible
Proverbs 6:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For on account of a harlota man is broughtto a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.”
Proverbs 6:26 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 6:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.”
Proverbs 6:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 6:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Proverbs 6:26 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 6:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Proverbs 6:26 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 6:26 in Context — Proverbs 6
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
What Does Proverbs 6:26 Mean?
Proverbs 6:26 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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