Proverbs 6:25-27
English Standard Version
25 (A)Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her (B)eyelashes;
26 for (C)the price of a prostitute is only (D)a loaf of bread,[a]
but a married woman[b] (E)hunts down a precious life.
27 Can a man carry (F)fire next to his (G)chest
and his clothes not be burned?
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 6:25-27
New International Version
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes.
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?
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