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26 For (A)on account of [a]a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And [b]an adulteress (B)hunts for the precious [c]life.

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  1. Proverbs 6:26 Or a woman who is a harlot
  2. Proverbs 6:26 Or a woman of another man
  3. Proverbs 6:26 Lit soul

26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
    but another man’s wife preys on your very life.(A)

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26 (A)Give your heart to me, my son,
And let your eyes [a](B)delight in my ways.
27 For a harlot is a (C)deep pit
And [b]a (D)foreign woman is a narrow well.
28 Surely she (E)lies in wait as a robber,
And adds to the treacherous among men.

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  1. Proverbs 23:26 Or observe
  2. Proverbs 23:27 Or an adulterous, cf. Prov 2:16

Saying 18

26 My son,(A) give me your heart
    and let your eyes delight in my ways,(B)
27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,(C)
    and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Like a bandit she lies in wait(D)
    and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

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