Proverbs 6:32
He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
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31but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
33He will get wounds and dishonour. His reproach will not be wiped away.
Cross References
Genesis 39:9No one is greater in this house than I am, and 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 20:14“You shall not commit adultery.
Proverbs 2:18for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.
Proverbs 5:22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
Proverbs 7:22He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.
Proverbs 9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says 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 →