God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 6:32
32Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense. Whoever does this 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 do not despise a thief who is hungry when he steals to satisfy his appetite, 31but when he is caught, he has to repay it seven times. He must give up all the possessions in his house. Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense. Whoever does this destroys himself. 33An adulterous man will find disease and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be blotted out, 34because jealousy arouses a husband’s fury. The husband will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:32 word by word
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 was looking at gullible people when I saw a young man without much sense among youths
- Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I. He’s kept nothing back from me except you, because you’re his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”
- Genesis 41:39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has let you know all this, there is no one as wise and intelligent as you.
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I turned my attention to study, to explore, and to seek out wisdom and the reason for things. I learned that wickedness is stupid and foolishness is madness.
- Jeremiah 5:8They are like well-fed stallions that are wild with desire. They neigh for their neighbors’ wives.
- Romans 1:22While claiming to be wise, they became fools.
- Hosea 4:11Prostitutes, old wine, and new wine have robbed them of their senses.
- Proverbs 2:18Her house sinks down to death. Her ways lead to the souls of the dead.
- Proverbs 5:22A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.
- Proverbs 7:22He immediately follows her like a steer on its way to be slaughtered, like a ram hobbling into captivity
- Proverbs 8:36Whoever sins against me harms himself. All those who hate me love death.”
- Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is gullible turn in here!” She says to a person without sense,
- Ezekiel 18:31Stop all the rebellious things that you are doing. Get yourselves new hearts and new spirits. Why do you want to die, nation of Israel?
- Hosea 13:9You are destroying yourself, Israel. You are against me, your helper.
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honorable in every way, so husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.
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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