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Proverbs 6:26 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 6 · verse 26
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.Proverbs 6:26 · King James Version
Proverbs 6:26 in context
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- adulteressʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- preciousyâqârvaluableH3368 →
- whorishzânâhto commit adulteryH2181 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
- piecekikkâra circleH3603 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
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Here is, I. A general exhortation faithfully to adhere to the word of God and to take it for our guide in all our actions. 1. We must look upon the word of God both as a light (Pro 6:23) and as a law, Pro 6:20, Pro 6:23. (1.) By its arguments it is a light, which our understandings must subscribe to;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-35