NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For by means ofb`ad (beh-ad') in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc. -- about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within. a whorish zanah (zaw-naw') to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah) woman 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman a man is brought to a piece kikkar (kik-kawr') loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent. of bread lechem (lekh'-em) food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. and the adulteress 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) will hunt tsuwd (tsood) to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men) for the precious yaqar (yaw-kawr') valuable (obj. or subj.) -- brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation. life nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible For a prostitute's fee is only a loaf of bread, but an adulteress goes after a precious life. International Standard Version because the price of a whore is a loaf of bread, and an adulterous woman stalks a man's precious life. NET Bible for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For the comparison of a woman who is a harlot is like a loaf of bread, and a man's wife hunts the precious soul. GOD'S WORD® Translation A prostitute's price is [only] a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts for [your] life itself. King James 2000 Bible For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life. Links Proverbs 6:26Proverbs 6:26 NIV Proverbs 6:26 NLT Proverbs 6:26 ESV Proverbs 6:26 NASB Proverbs 6:26 KJV |
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