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 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
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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