she screamed to the men of her house and said to them, “Look! Someone brought a Hebrew man to us to fool with us. He approached me to lie with me so I screamed out loud.
Proverbs 6:26 - Tree of Life Version For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a loaf of bread; a man’s wife preys on your precious life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
she screamed to the men of her house and said to them, “Look! Someone brought a Hebrew man to us to fool with us. He approached me to lie with me so I screamed out loud.
Now after these things, the master’s wife lifted up her eyes at Joseph and said, “Come, lie down with me!”
Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
lest strangers feast on your strength, your labors go to a foreigner’s house.
lest you give your strength to others and your years to one who is cruel;
till an arrow pierces its liver. Like a bird darting into a snare, he never considered his own soul!
saying, thus says Adonai Elohim, ‘Oy to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of every size for their heads in order to ensnare souls! You hunt down the souls of My people, but preserve yourselves.
Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because you have spoken falsely and prophesied lies, therefore behold, I am against you.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
But when this son of yours came—the one who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes—for him you killed the fattened calf!”
Anyone left in your household will come and bow low to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say: ‘Please, assign me to one of the priestly offices so that I may eat a morsel of bread.’”