Proverbs 6:26
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.
†For by meanes of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteresse will hunt for the precious life.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. the woman of a man, or a mans wife.
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- Luke 15:30Rank 1 from verse 26
- Proverbs 29:3Rank 2 from verse 26
- 1 Samuel 2:36Rank 3 from verse 26
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.
36And it shall come to passe, that euery one that is left in thine house, shal come and crouch to him for a piece of siluer, 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.
- Genesis 39:14Rank 4 from verse 26
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:
14That she called vnto the men of her house, and spake vnto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew vnto vs, to mocke vs: he came in vnto me to lie with me, and I cried with a †loud voice.
- Ezekiel 13:18Rank 5 from verse 26
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?
18‖And say, Thus saith the LORD God; Woe to the women that sow pillowes to all arme holes, and make kerchiefes vpon the head of euery stature to hunt soules: Will ye hunt the soules of my people, and will yee saue the soules aliue that come vnto you?
- Ezekiel 13:8Rank 6 from verse 26
- Luke 15:13–15Rank 7 from verse 26
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.
13And not many dayes after, the yonger sonne gathered al together, and tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there wasted his substance with riotous liuing.
14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land, and he beganne to be in want.
15And he went and ioyned himselfe to a citizen of that countrey, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
- Proverbs 29:8Rank 8 from verse 26
- Proverbs 5:10Rank 9 from verse 26
- Proverbs 7:23Rank 10 from verse 26
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Proverbs 6:26
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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Lewd; unchaste; addicted to unlawful sexual pleasures; incontinent.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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adulteress
A woman who commits adultery; a married woman sexually unfaithful to her husband.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To pursue or search for, especially game, in order to catch or kill.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
6:25*Lust not after her beautie 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.
6:26†For by meanes of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteresse will hunt for the precious life.
Selected passage6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
6:27Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?