Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 6:29
29So is he who goes to another man’s wife. No one who touches her will go unpunished.
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 scoop fire into his lap without burning his clothes? 28Or can a man walk upon hot coals without scorching his feet? So is he who goes to another man’s wife. No one who touches her will go unpunished. 30Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. 31Yet if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold, giving up all the wealth of his house.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:29 word by word
כֵּ֗ן הַ֭בָּא אֶל־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:29
- Genesis 12:18So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What’s this that you did to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she is your wife?
- Leviticus 20:10“The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress should surely be put to death.
- 2 Samuel 11:3So David sent someone to inquire about the woman, and he reported, “Isn’t this Bath-sheba, daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
- 2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the word of Adonai by doing such evil in My eyes? Uriah the Hittite you have struck down with the sword, and his wife you have taken to be your wife, and him you have slain with the sword of the children of Ammon
- 2 Samuel 16:21So Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go to your father’s concubines whom he has left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself abhorrent to your father and the hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.”
- Jeremiah 5:8They are well-fed, lustful stallions, each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.
- Ezekiel 22:11One has been detestable with his neighbor’s wife; another has wickedly defiled his daughter-in-law; yet another has violated his sister, his father’s daughter, in you.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
- Genesis 20:4Now Abimelech had not come near her. So he said, “My Lord, will You slay a nation, even though innocent?
- Genesis 26:10Then Abimelech said, “What is it that you’ve done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife and you would’ve brought guilt on us.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:1Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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
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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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