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Proverbs 6:26

“For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.”

Proverbs 6:26 verse artwork: For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

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²⁴To keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

²⁵Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

²⁶For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

²⁷Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

²⁸Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

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