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Proverbs 6:26-28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 6:26-28
English Standard Version
26 for (A)the price of a prostitute is only (B)a loaf of bread,[a]
but a married woman[b] (C)hunts down a precious life.
27 Can a man carry (D)fire next to his (E)chest
and his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can one (F)walk on hot coals
and his feet not be scorched?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:26 Or (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate) for a prostitute leaves a man with nothing but a loaf of bread
- Proverbs 6:26 Hebrew a man's wife
Proverbs 6:26-28
New International Version
Proverbs 6:26-28
New International Version
26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
but another man’s wife preys on your very life.(A)
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?
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