Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For by a woman a harlot, even to a round of bread: and a man's wife will hunt the precious soul.
New American Standard Bible
And
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.
Holman Bible
but an adulteress
International Standard Version
because the price of a whore is a loaf of bread, and an adulterous woman stalks a man's precious life.
A Conservative Version
For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the 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.
Amplified
For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up],
And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].
Bible in Basic English
For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.
Darby Translation
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.
King James 2000
For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [the] price of a woman, a prostitute, [is the] price of a loaf of bread, but the {woman belonging to a man} hunts precious life.
Modern King James verseion
For by means of a harlot a man comes to a piece of bread; and another man's wife will hunt for the precious life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A harlot will make a man to beg his bread, but a married woman will hunt for the precious life.
NET Bible
for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
New Heart English Bible
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
The Emphasized Bible
Because, for the sake of an impure woman, a man may be brought even to a cake of bread, - and, a man's wife, for a precious soul, may hunt!
Webster
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.
World English Bible
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
Youngs Literal Translation
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
Themes
Adultery » Adulterers and adulteresses
Whoredom » The reward for whoredom
Topics
Interlinear
Zanah
Lechem
Yaqar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:26
Prayers for Proverbs 6:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Commandment And Instruction As Guardians
25 Thou shalt not desire her beauty in thy heart, and she shall not take thee with her eyelashes. 26 For by a woman a harlot, even to a round of bread: and a man's wife will hunt the precious soul. 27 A man taking fire in his bosom, shall his garments not be burnt?
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 29:3
A man loving wisdom will gladden his father: and he feeding harlots shall destroy riches.
1 Samuel 2:36
And it was all being left in thy house shall go to worship to him for a piece of silver and a round of bread; and he said, Add me to one of the priesthoods to eat a morsel of bread.
Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers shall be filled with thy strength, and thy labors in the house of strangers;
Genesis 39:14
And she will call the men of her house and will say to them, saying, See ye, he brought to us a Hebrew man to mock us: he came to me to lie with me, and I shall cry with a great voice.
Proverbs 7:23
Till an arrow shall cleave his liver; as a bird hastening to the snare, and not knowing that it is for his soul.
Proverbs 29:8
Men of derision will kindle up a city: and the wise will turn away anger.
Ezekiel 13:8
For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because ye spake falsehood and saw a lie, for this, behold me against you, said the Lord Jehovah.
Ezekiel 13:18
And say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo to them sewing together cushions for all the joints of the hands, and making cushions upon the head of every height to lie in wait for souls! will ye lie in wait for the souls to my people, and will ye preserve alive the souls to you?
Luke 15:13-15
And not many days after, having gathered all things, the younger son went abroad into a far-off country, and there disposed his property, living in a profligate manner.
Luke 15:30
And when this thy son, devouring thy property with harlots, came, thou hast sacrificed for him the fattened calf.