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Proverbs 6:26

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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.
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  1. Luke 15:30Rank 1 from verse 26
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    30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

  2. Proverbs 29:3Rank 2 from verse 26
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    3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

  3. 1 Samuel 2:36Rank 3 from verse 26
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    36And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

  4. Genesis 39:14Rank 4 from verse 26
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    14That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

  5. Ezekiel 13:18Rank 5 from verse 26
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    18And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

  6. Ezekiel 13:8Rank 6 from verse 26
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    8Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.

  7. Luke 15:13–15Rank 7 from verse 26
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    13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

    14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

    15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

  8. Proverbs 29:8Rank 8 from verse 26
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    8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

  9. Proverbs 5:10Rank 9 from verse 26
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    10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

  10. Proverbs 7:23Rank 10 from verse 26
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    23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

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Proverbs 6:26

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

whorish

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Lewd; unchaste; addicted to unlawful sexual pleasures; incontinent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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adulteress

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A woman who commits adultery; a married woman sexually unfaithful to her husband.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hunt

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To pursue or search for, especially game, in order to catch or kill.

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6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

6:26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

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6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

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