Proverbs 6:32

But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

In Context

31But if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, 1 And shall deliver himself by giving all his goods. 1

33He endures both pain and disgrace, 1 And his reproach shall never be wiped off. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 39:9and in this house there is nothing above me, nor has anything been kept back from me, but thou, because thou art his wife—how then shall I do this wicked thing, and sin against God?

Exodus 20:14Thou shalt not steal.

Proverbs 2:18For she has fixed her house near death, 1 And guided her wheels near Hades with the giants. 1

Proverbs 5:22Iniquities ensnare a man, 1 And every one is bound in the chains of his own sins. 1

Proverbs 7:22And he followed her, being gently led on, 1 And that as an ox is led to the slaughter, 1 And as a dog to bonds, 1 Or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow: 1

Proverbs 9:4Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: 1 And to them that want understanding she says, 1

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 →

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