Proverbs 6:29

Proverbs 6:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
• New International Version (NIV)So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; none who touches her will go unpunished.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

Context of Proverbs 6:29

27Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? 28Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished. 30Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger. 31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

Proverbs 6:29 word by word

כֵּ֗ן הַ֭בָּא אֶל־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• is he who sleeps withבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• is he who sleeps withאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• another man’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• no oneלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• no oneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who touchesנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• will go unpunishedנָקָהnâqâh · to clearH5352

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:29

• Genesis 12:18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
• Leviticus 20:10If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
• 2 Samuel 11:3So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
• 2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
• 2 Samuel 16:21Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
• Jeremiah 5:8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
• Ezekiel 22:11One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter.
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Genesis 20:4Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
• Genesis 26:10“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29So he that goeth In to his neighbor's wife - As sure as he who takes fire into his bosom, or who walks upon live coals, is burnt thereby; so sure he that seduces his neighbour's wife shall be guilty. That is, he shall be punished.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29walk on hot coals: Yes, this will cause his feet to blister. The results are terrible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2927-29. The guilt and danger most obvious.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:29

• Adultery
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings