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Proverbs 6:26-28
Common English Bible
Proverbs 6:26-28
Common English Bible
26 for a prostitute costs a loaf of bread,[a]
but a married woman hunts for a man’s very life.
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
and his clothes not get burned?
28 If a man walks on hot coals,
don’t his feet get burned?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:26 Heb uncertain
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?
Proverbs 6:26-28
New King James Version
Proverbs 6:26-28
New King James Version
26 For (A)by means of a harlot
A man is reduced to a crust of bread;
(B)And [a]an adulteress will (C)prey upon his precious life.
27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:26 Wife of another, lit. a man’s wife
Proverbs 6:26-28
King James Version
Proverbs 6:26-28
King James Version
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
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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
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