Proverbs 6:29
So is the man who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; 1 the one who sleeps with her will not go unpunished. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
In Context
28Can a man walk on hot coals 1 without scorching his feet? 1
30People do not despise a thief if he steals 1 to satisfy his need when he is hungry. 1
Cross References
Genesis 20:2Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
Genesis 20:6Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I also know that in the integrity of your heart you did this, and I also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her.
Leviticus 18:20Do not sleep with your neighbor's wife and defile yourself with her in this way.
2 Samuel 11:3So David sent and he asked people who would know about the woman. Someone said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, and is she not the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
2 Samuel 12:9So why have you despised the commands of Yahweh, so as to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your own wife. You killed him with the sword of the army of Ammon.
Proverbs 16:5Yahweh hates everyone who has an arrogant heart, 1 but be sure of this, they will not go unpunished. 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 →