Proverbs 6:24-27 in English

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

²⁵ Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, neither be thou caught by thine eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.

²⁶ For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.

²⁷ Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep you continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

²⁵ Let not the desire of beauty overcome you, neither be you caught by your eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.

²⁶ For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.

²⁷ Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger’s tongue.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

²⁶ For on account of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ Heeding PRS these commands and things that we have taught you will enable you to keep away from immoral women and from listening to the enticing words of an adulterous woman.

²⁵ Even if such a woman is beautiful and has lovely eyes, do not desire to go with her. Do not let her persuade you to go with her ◄with her eyes/by the way she looks at you►.

²⁶ Do not forget that you can hire a prostitute for only a loaf of bread, but if you sleep with another man's wife, ◄it may cost you/you may lose► your life.

²⁷ Can you carry hot coals in your pocket and not be burned RHQ?

²⁴ to keep you continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

²⁵ Let not the desire of beauty overcome you, neither be you caught by your eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.

²⁶ For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.

²⁷ Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burnt?

²⁴ They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

²⁵ Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.

²⁶ For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

²⁷ May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

²⁴ to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;

²⁶ for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

²⁴ That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

²⁵ Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

²⁶ For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

²⁷ Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

²⁴ It will protect you from an evil woman and the seductive words of a prostitute.

²⁵ Don't let your mind lust after her beauty, or let her hypnotize you with her fluttering eyelashes.

²⁶ You can buy a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultery with another man's wife can cost you your life.

²⁷ Can you put fire in your lap and not burn your clothes?

²⁴ To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.

²⁶ For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.

²⁶ For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burnt?

²⁴ To guard thee against a bad woman, from the flattery of an alien tongue.

²⁵ Covet not her beauty in thy heart, and let her not conquer thee with her eyelids.

²⁶ For by means of a harlot one is brought down to the last loaf of bread: and an adulterous woman will even hunt for the precious life,

²⁷ Can a man gather up fire in his lap, and shall his clothes not be burnt?

²⁴ To keep thee continually from a married woman, And from the calumny of a strange tongue.

²⁵ Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, Neither be thou caught by thine eyes, Neither be captivated with her eyelids.

²⁶ For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; And a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.

²⁷ Shall anyone bind fire in his bosom, And not burn his garments?

²⁴ They shall guard thee from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the unchaste woman.

²⁵ Desire not her beauty in thy heart, Nor let her catch thee with her eyelids;

²⁶ For by a harlot a man is brought to a morsel of bread, And the adulteress layeth snares for the precious life.

²⁷ Can a man take fire into his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ It keeps you from the immoral woman, from the smooth words of an immoral woman.

²⁵ Do not lust in your heart after her beauty and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.

²⁶ Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread, but the wife of another may cost you your very life.

²⁷ Can a man carry a fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burnt?

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

²⁶ For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burnt?

²⁴ that they keep thee from an evil woman, and from a flattering tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Thine heart covet not the fairness of her; neither be thou taken by the beckonings of her.

²⁶ For the price of a whore is scarcely a gobbet of bread; but such a woman taketh the precious soul of a man.

²⁷ Whether a man may hide fire in his bosom, that his clothes burn not;

²⁴ (so) that they keep thee from an evil woman, and from a flattering tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Thine heart covet not the fairness of her; neither be thou taken (in) by the beckonings of her. (Do not let thy heart desire her beauty; nor be thou taken in by her beckonings.)

²⁶ For the price of a whore is scarcely a gobbet of bread; but (such) a woman taketh (away) the precious soul of a man.

²⁷ Whether a man may hide fire in his bosom, that his clothes burn not; (Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his clothes not burn?)

²⁴ To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵ Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

²⁶ For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

²⁷ Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?