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Proverbs 6:32
32The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
Proverbs 6:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
- New International Version (NIV)But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.
Context of Proverbs 6:32
30People don’t despise the thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry. 31Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much; he must give up all the wealth in his house. The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself. 33He will get a beating and dishonor, and his disgrace will never be removed. 34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
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נֹאֵ֣ף אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:32
- Proverbs 7:7I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
- Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do this immense evil, and how could I sin against God?”
- Genesis 41:39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you are.
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and examine wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.
- Jeremiah 5:8They are well-fed, eager stallions, each neighing after someone else’s wife.
- Romans 1:22Claiming to be wise, they became fools
- Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away one’s understanding.
- Proverbs 2:18for her house sinks down to death and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.
- Proverbs 5:22A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
- Proverbs 7:22He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap
- Proverbs 8:36but the one who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
- Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!” To the one who lacks sense, she says,
- Ezekiel 18:31Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
- Hosea 13:9I will destroy you, Israel; you have no help but me.
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32But whoso committeth adultery - The case understood is that of a married man: he has a wife; and therefore is not in the circumstances of the poor thief, who stole to appease his hunger, having nothing to eat. In this alone the opposition between the two cases is found: the thief had no food, and he stole some; the married man had a wife, and yet went in to the wife of his neighbor. Destroyeth his own soul - Sins against his life, for, under the law of…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. 32-35A thief might face severe punishment, even if he had a reason for his actions. However, his punishment is less severe than that of an adulterer, who has no excuse for his crime. A jealous husband will demand the maximum punishment allowed by law, which is death (Deuteronomy 22:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. lacketh understanding--or, "heart"; destitute of moral principle and prudence.Read the comment
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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
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