that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
Proverbs 6:26 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For on account of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread, and the adulteress stalks and snares [as with a hook] the precious life [of a man]. American Standard Version (1901) For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. Common English Bible for a prostitute costs a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts for a man’s very life. Catholic Public Domain Version For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf. Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man. |
that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
Lest strangers be filled with thy strength; And thy labours be in the house of an alien;
Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.
and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD
but when this thy son came, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.