Proverbs 6:32
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
- KJV
- But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
- WEB
- He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
- ASV
- He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
- DARBY
- Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
- BLB
- The one committing adultery with a woman is lacking of heart; he does it, destroying his own soul.
- ÅB
- Den som driver hor med en kvinne, er uten forstand; den som vil ødelegge sin sjel, han gjør slikt.
- OTB
- Men den som begår ekteskapsbrudd med en kvinne mangler forstand; den som gjør det ødelegger seg selv.
- B1930
- Den som driver hor med en kvinne, er uten forstand; den som vil ødelegge sin sjel, han gjør slikt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 7:7
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Read in contextHebrews 13:4
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Read in contextProverbs 7:22–23
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Read in contextRomans 1:22–24
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Read in contextProverbs 2:18–19
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:25–26
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
Read in contextGenesis 41:39
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
Read in contextExodus 20:14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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