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Proverbs 6:25-27
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 6:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart
or allow her to entice you with her eyes.
26 For if a prostitute seeks a loaf of bread,
the adulteress endangers your very life.[a]
27 Can a man kindle a fire in his bosom
without burning his clothes?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:26 Both a prostitute and an adulteress hold no good for a man. However, the adulteress is more dangerous, for she can cost him his whole life (see Deut 22:22-24) while a prostitute demands only a wage.