New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 6:24-33
24To 1keepH8104 you from the evilH7451 womanH802, From the smoothH2513 tongueH3956 of the foreignH5237 womanH5237.252Do not desireH2530 her beautyH3308 in your heartH3824, NorH408 let her captureH3947 you with her 3eyelidsH6079.26For 4the priceH1157 of a prostituteH802H2181 reduces one to a loafH3603 of breadH3899, And 5an adulteressH802H376 6huntsH6679 for a preciousH3368 lifeH5315.27Can anyoneH376 takeH2846 fireH784 in his lapH2436 And his clothesH899 not be burnedH8313?28OrH518 can a personH376 walkH1980 on hot coalsH1513 And his feetH7272 not be scorchedH3554?29SoH3651 is the one who 7goesH935 inH935 to his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802; WhoeverH3605 touchesH5060 her 8will not 9goH5352 unpunishedH5352.30People do not despiseH936 a thiefH1590 ifH3588 he stealsH1589 To 10satisfyH4390 11himselfH5315 whenH3588 he is hungryH7456;31But when he is foundH4672, he must 12repayH7999 sevenH7659 timesH7659 as much; He must giveH5414 upH5414 allH3605 the propertyH1952 of his houseH1004.32One who commitsH5003 adulteryH5003 with a womanH802 is 13lackingH2638 14senseH3820; He who would 15destroyH7843 16himselfH5315 commitsH6213 it.33He will findH4672 woundsH5061 and disgraceH7036, And his shameH2781 will not be removedH4229.
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 6:24 Prov 5:3; 7:5, 21 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 6:25 Matt 5:28 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 6:25 2 Kin 9:30; Jer 4:30; Ezek 23:40 ↩
- 4. Proverbs 6:26 Prov 5:9, 10; 29:3 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 6:26 Lit a man’s wife ↩
- 6. Proverbs 6:26 Prov 7:23; Ezek 13:18 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 6:29 Ezek 18:6; 33:26 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 6:29 Prov 16:5 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 6:29 Lit be innocent ↩
- 10. Proverbs 6:30 Job 38:39 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul ↩
- 12. Proverbs 6:31 Ex 22:1-4 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 6:32 Prov 7:7; 9:4, 16; 10:13, 21; 11:12; 12:11 ↩
- 14. Proverbs 6:32 Lit heart ↩
- 15. Proverbs 6:32 Prov 7:22, 23 ↩
- 16. Proverbs 6:32 Lit his soul ↩
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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