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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Can a man take fire in his bosom,.... A whore is compared to fire, and is so called by the poets (o); and it is a saying…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The two forms of evil bring, each of them, their own penalty. By the one a man is brought to such poverty as to beg for…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 6:20-35
Here is, I. A general exhortation faithfully to adhere to the word of God and to take it for our guide in all our…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the adulteress Lit. a man's wife. It is the same woman who is contemplated in both clauses of the verse, a married…
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