What does Proverbs 6:26 mean?

Proverbs 6:26 highlights themes such as adultery, consequences, wisdom when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 6:26 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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.

24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

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Proverbs 5:3-5
Both passages warn about the dangers of the adulterous woman.
Hebrews 13:4
This verse affirms the sanctity of marriage and the consequences of sexual immorality.
Matthew 5:28
Jesus teaches that lustful thoughts are akin to adultery, expanding on the theme of consequences.