Proverbs 6:26
For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
25Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:
27Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
Cross References
Genesis 39:7h And after many days his mistress 'cast her eyes on Joseph, and said: Lie with me.
1 Samuel 2:36And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house, shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
Proverbs 7:23Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.
Proverbs 29:8Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.
Ezekiel 13:18And say: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to them that sew cushions under every elbow: and make pillows for the heads of persons of every age to catch souls: and when they caught the souls of my people, they gave life to their souls.
Luke 15:30But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →