Proverbs 6:32

The one who commits adultery has no sense; 1 the one who does it destroys himself. 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

31Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole; 1 he must give up everything of value in his house. 1

33Wounds and shame are what he deserves 1 and his disgrace will not be wiped away. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 39:9No one is greater in this house than I am. He has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”

Exodus 20:14You must not commit adultery.

Proverbs 2:18For her house leads down to death 1 and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave. 1

Proverbs 5:22A wicked person will be seized by his own iniquities; 1 the cords of his sin will hold him tight. 1

Proverbs 7:22He went after her suddenly 1 like an ox going to slaughter, 1 like a deer caught in a trap, + 7:22 Deer could be a stag or an antelope. The Vulgate has: lamb . The LXX has: like a dog to the muzzle . 1

Proverbs 9:4“Who is naive? Let him turn aside here!” 1 To the one lacking good sense she speaks. 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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