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

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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 harlot a man is brought to 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 Ils te préserveront de la femme corrompue, De la langue doucereuse de l’étrangère.

25 Ne la convoite pas dans ton cœur pour sa beauté, Et ne te laisse pas séduire par ses paupières.

26 Car pour la femme prostituée on se réduit à un morceau de pain, Et la femme mariée tend un piège à la vie précieuse.

27 Quelqu’un mettra-t-il du feu dans son sein, Sans que ses vêtements s’enflamment?

28 Quelqu’un marchera-t-il sur des charbons ardents, Sans que ses pieds soient brûlés?

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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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