Proverbs 6:32
But whoso commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul.
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In Context
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Cross References
Genesis 39:9There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back any thing from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Exodus 20:14You shall not commit adultery.
Proverbs 2:18For her house inclines unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
Proverbs 7:22He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 9:4Whoso is simple, let him turn in here: as for him that wants 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 →