What is the meaning of Proverbs 6:26? For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a loaf of bread • Solomon warns that paying for sexual sin drains a man’s resources until he has little more than the price of a single meal. Proverbs 5:10 pictures wealth “consumed by strangers,” and Proverbs 29:3 shows a “companion of prostitutes” who “squanders his wealth.” • The loss is not merely financial; it is dignity and influence. Samson traded both for a relationship with Delilah (Judges 16:19–21). • Sexual sin promises pleasure, but delivers want—just as the prodigal son’s riotous living ended with hunger among the pigs (Luke 15:13–16). • Scripture’s literal warning is that illicit pleasure has a predictable, unavoidable cost. (“Do not be deceived,” Galatians 6:7–8). But an adulteress preys upon your very life • Moving from hired sex to adultery intensifies the danger: finances are no longer the only target; life itself is at stake. Proverbs 5:5 says “her feet go down to death,” and 7:26–27 adds that “her slain are a multitude.” • Adultery invites furious retaliation from a betrayed spouse (Proverbs 6:34–35). David’s liaison with Bathsheba led to bloodshed in his household (2 Samuel 12:10). • Beyond physical risk lies spiritual peril. 1 Corinthians 6:18 calls sexual sin a sin “against his own body,” and Hebrews 13:4 reminds us that “God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.” • The verb “preys” paints the adulteress as a hunter; victims think they pursue pleasure, yet they are being hunted. Job 31:12 compares adultery to a fire that “burns to destruction” and “uproots my harvest.” summary Proverbs 6:26 speaks plainly: sexual immorality first empties the wallet, then threatens the very soul. God’s Word urges us to flee such entanglements, steward resources wisely, and guard life and integrity with the seriousness they deserve, trusting that obedience leads to lasting security and joy. |
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