Proverbs 6:27-35

Warnings Against Adultery

27 Can a man carry y fire next to his z chest
and his clothes not be burned?
 28 Or can one a walk on hot coals
and his feet not be scorched?
 29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife;
none who touches her b will go unpunished.
 30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
to c satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
 31 but d if he is caught, he will pay e sevenfold;
he will give all the goods of his house.
 32 He who commits adultery lacks sense;
he who does it destroys himself.
 33 He will get wounds and dishonor,
and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
 34 For f jealousy makes a man furious,
and he will not spare when g he takes revenge.
 35 He will accept no compensation;
he will refuse though you multiply gifts.

  1. Cross References
    Job 31:12
    For that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my increase.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 79:12
    Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 43:2
    When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 16:5
    Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord ; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
  5. Cross References
    Job 38:39
    Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 22:4
    If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 79:12
    Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
  8. Cross References
    Proverbs 27:4
    Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
    Song of Solomon 8:6
    Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 20:10
    If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
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