Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 6:26
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Berean Standard Bible
For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
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.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 6
24 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26 For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27 Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
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