26For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.


In Context

23 Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

24 That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

25 Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

26 For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

27 Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

28 Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

Proverbs 6:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:26For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:26for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:26for 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:26For on account of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:26For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:26For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.