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Proverbs 6:32
32But a man who sleeps with another man's wife is stupid. He is destroying his own life.
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 may excuse someone who steals food because he is hungry. 31But if someone catches him, he must pay back seven times what he took. He may lose everything that he has in his house. But a man who sleeps with another man's wife is stupid. He is destroying his own life. 33He deserves his punishment and shame. He will never stop being ashamed. 34The woman's husband will be jealous, and he will become very angry. He will want the man to receive full punishment.
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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 a group of silly young men. One of them was not wise at all.
- Genesis 39:9No one has more authority in this house than I do. My master keeps nothing from me, except you. That is because you are his wife. I could not do such a bad thing. I could not do a sin that is against God.’
- Genesis 41:39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘God himself has helped you to know all these things. So there is no one who is as wise and clever as you are.
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I decided to study many things so that I would become wise. I wanted to understand the reason why things happen. I also wanted to know why it is stupid to be wicked, and why it is crazy to do foolish things.
- Jeremiah 5:8They are like strong male horses. They cannot wait to have sex with another man's wife.’
- Romans 1:22They said that they were wise, but really they became fools.
- Hosea 4:11Instead, they worship other gods. My people cannot think properly because they drink too much old wine and new wine.
- Proverbs 2:18Do not go into her house! If you do, you will be on the road to death. If you follow her, you will arrive at the home of the spirits of dead people.
- Proverbs 5:22The sins of a wicked person will be the trap that catches him. They will hold him like strong ropes.
- Proverbs 7:22Suddenly he hurried to follow her! He went like an ox that men are leading to its death. He went like a deer that is running towards a trap.
- Proverbs 8:36But anyone who does not find me brings trouble on himself. Everybody who hates me loves death.’
- Proverbs 9:16She says to people who do not understand what is right, ‘Anyone who is foolish should come in here.
- Ezekiel 18:31Stop doing all the sins that you have been doing. Instead, think with new thoughts. Live with a new spirit inside you. You do not need to die, Israel's people!
- Hosea 13:9I will destroy you, Israel. There will be nobody to help you.
- Hebrews 13:4When a man and a woman have married each other, they must each respect the marriage. Husbands and wives must only have sex with each other. God will punish anyone who has sex with another person's husband or wife. He will punish anyone who has sex in a wrong way.
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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