Proverbs

Proverbs 6:26

²⁶For the levy of the prostitute is poverty,^e

and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the levy	בְעַד־	ḇə·‘aḏ-	Preposition	H1157 separation
of the prostitute	זוֹנָ֗ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
is poverty	כִּכַּ֫ר	kik·kar	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
and the adulteress	וְאֵ֥שֶׁת	wə·’ê·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
preys upon	תָצֽוּד׃פ	ṯā·ṣūḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6679 hunt
your very	יְקָרָ֣ה	yə·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
life	נֶ֖פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.