Proverbs 6:25-30 in English

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

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?

²⁸ or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

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?

²⁸ Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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?

²⁸ Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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?

²⁸ or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his nieghbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

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?

²⁸ Can you walk on burning coals and not scorch/burn your feet?

²⁹ No! And in the same way, anyone who ◄sleeps with/has sex with► another man's wife will suffer for doing that. He will certainly LIT be punished severely.

³⁰ We do not despise a thief if he steals some food because he is very hungry.

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?

²⁸ or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

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?

²⁸ Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

²⁹ So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

³⁰ Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

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?

²⁸ Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

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?

²⁸ Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

³⁰ The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

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?

²⁸ Can you walk on hot coals and not scorch your feet?

²⁹ It's the same for anyone who sleeps with another man's wife. No one who touches her will remain unpunished.

³⁰ People don't condemn a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he's hungry.

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?

²⁸ Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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?

²⁸ Can one go upon hot coals, And his feet not be burnt?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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?

²⁸ Can a man walk along upon hot coals, and shall his feet not be burnt?

²⁹ So it is with him that goeth in to his neighbor's wife: no one that toucheth her shall remain unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise the thief, if he steal, to gratify his craving when he is hungry:

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?

²⁸ Or will anyone walk on coals of fire, And not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; He shall not be held guiltless, neither anyone that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, For he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

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?

²⁸ Can one walk upon burning coals, And his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is it with him who goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not overlook a thief, Though he steal to satisfy his appetite, when he is hungry;

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

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?

²⁸ Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

²⁹ So is the man who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; the one who sleeps with her will not go unpunished.

³⁰ People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his need when he is hungry.

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

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?

²⁸ Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

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?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

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;

²⁸ either go on coals, and his feet be not burnt?

²⁹ So he that entereth to the wife of his neighbour; shall not be clean, when he hath touched her.

³⁰ It is no great sin, when a man stealeth; for he stealeth to fill an hungry soul.

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?)

²⁸ either go on coals, and his feet be not burnt? (or go upon coals, and his feet not be burned?)

²⁹ So he that entereth to the wife of his neighbour; (he) shall not be clean, when he hath touched her.

³⁰ It is no great sin, when a man stealeth; for he stealeth to fill an hungry soul.

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?

²⁸ Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

²⁹ So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

³⁰ They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,