Proverbs 6:26
Because, for the sake of an impure woman, [a man may be brought] even to a cake of bread,—and, a man’s wife, for a precious soul, may hunt!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
25Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes;
27Can a man snatch up fire in his bosom, and, his clothes, not be burned?
Cross References
Genesis 39:7And it came to pass after these things, that his lord’s wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph,—and she said—Come! lie with me.
1 Samuel 2:36And it shall be, that, any that is left in thy house, shall come bowing down to him for a small coin of silver, and for a cake of bread, and shall say: Appoint me, I pray thee, to one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
Proverbs 7:23Until an arrow cleaveth his liver, as a bird hasteth into a snare, and knoweth not, that, for his life, it is!
Proverbs 29:8Men given to mockery, inflame a city,—but, wise men, turn away anger.
Ezekiel 13:18and say, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Alas! for the women Who sew oracle, cases on all elbows And prepare wraps upon the head of every stature to hunt souls,— the souls ye hunt, are those of my people, Whereas your own souls:, ye keep alive.
Luke 15:30But, when, this thy son, who had devoured thy living with harlots, came, thou didst sacrifice, 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 →