“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations for Proverbs 6:26
For by meanes of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteresse will hunt for the precious life. - King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
For on account of a harlot {one is reduced} to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life. - New American Standard Version (1995)
For on account of a harlot `a man is brought' to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. - American Standard Version (1901)
For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life. - Basic English Bible
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. - Darby Bible
For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. - Webster's Bible
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life. - World English Bible
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth. - Youngs Literal Bible
For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. - Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible Commentary for Proverbs 6:26
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 6:26
6:25 Eye - lids - With her wanton glances,
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For by meanes of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteresse will hunt for the precious life.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
For on account of a harlot {one is reduced} to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For on account of a harlot `a man is brought' to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
- Webster's Bible
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
- World English Bible
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible