Proverbs 6:26
Lexham English Bible
26 For the price of a woman, a prostitute,[a] is the price of a loaf of bread,
but the woman belonging to a man[b] hunts precious life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:26 Or “whore”
- Proverbs 6:26 Literally “the woman of a man”
Proverbs 6:26
Common English Bible
26 for a prostitute costs a loaf of bread,[a]
but a married woman hunts for a man’s very life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:26 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 23:26-28
Lexham English Bible
26 My child, may you give your heart[a] to me,
and may your eyes delight in my ways.
27 For a deep pit is a prostitute,[b]
and a narrow well is an adulteress.[c]
28 She is also like a robber lying in wait,
and the faithless among mankind she increases.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:26 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 23:27 Or “whore”
- Proverbs 23:27 Literally “a foreign woman”
Proverbs 23:26-28
Common English Bible
26 My child, give your mind to me
and let your eyes keep to my path.
27 A prostitute is a deep pit,
and a foreign woman is a narrow well.
28 Indeed, she ambushes like a robber
and increases the number of the faithless.
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