Proverbs 6:32
He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
33Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
Cross References
Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
Exodus 20:14You shall not commit adultery.
Proverbs 2:18For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
Proverbs 9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
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 →