Proverbs 6:26

Revised Standard Version

²⁶for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread,^[a]
but an adulteress^[b] stalks a man’s very life.

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Proverbs 6:26 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb for because of a harlot to a piece of bread
Proverbs 6:26 Heb a man’s wife

Proverbs 6:26 in all English translations

Proverbs 23:26-28

Revised Standard Version

²⁶My son, give me your heart,
    and let your eyes observe^[a] my ways.
²⁷For a harlot is a deep pit;
    an adventuress is a narrow well.
²⁸She lies in wait like a robber
    and increases the faithless among men.

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