Proverbs 6:32
But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
31And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.
33He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:
Cross References
Genesis 39:9But he, in no wise consenting to that wicked act, said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house:
Exodus 20:14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Proverbs 2:18And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.
Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.
Proverbs 7:22Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,
Proverbs 9:4Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →