Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Proverbs 6:26
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Proverbs6:26
26. The supplied words give a better sense than the old version: "The price of a whore is a piece of bread."
adulteress--(Compare Margin), which the parallel and context (Pr 6:29-35) sustain. Of similar results of this sin, compare Pr 5:9-12.
will hunt--alluding to the snares spread by harlots (compare Pr 7:6-8).
precious life--more valuable than all else.
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