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Proverbs 6:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 26 For because of a prostitute, a man is reduced to a loaf of bread,+
  But the wife of another man preys on a precious life.*

Proverbs 6:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 26 because in behalf of a woman prostitute [one comes down] to a round loaf of bread;+ but as regards another man’s wife, she hunts even for a precious soul.+

Proverbs 6:26

The Bible in Living English
- 26 Because on account of an unchaste woman one comes down to a loaf of bread,
  and a man’s wife hunts dear lives.

Proverbs 6:26

American Standard Version
- 26 For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

Proverbs 6:26

The Emphasized Bible
- 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!

Proverbs 6:26

King James Version
- 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.