Proverbs 6:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

Young's Literal Translation
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the levy
בְעַד־ (ḇə·‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

of the prostitute
זוֹנָ֗ה (zō·w·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

is poverty,
כִּכַּ֫ר (kik·kar)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

and the adulteress
וְאֵ֥שֶׁת (wə·’ê·šeṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

preys upon
תָצֽוּד׃ (ṯā·ṣūḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6679: To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual

your very
יְקָרָ֣ה (yə·qā·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty

life.
נֶ֖פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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