Proverbs 6:32
He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
31But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.
33Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Cross References
Genesis 39:9he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?'
Exodus 20:14(20-13) Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Proverbs 2:18For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;
Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Proverbs 7:22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox that goeth to the slaughter, or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;
Proverbs 9:4'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
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 →