Proverbs 6:32

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“He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.”

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BSBPD

“He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He who committeth adultery <FI>with<Fi> a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:32 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
  2. Genesis 41:39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
  3. Exodus 20:14You shall not commit adultery.
  4. Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
  5. Proverbs 2:18For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
  6. Proverbs 2:19None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
  7. Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
  8. Proverbs 7:7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
  9. Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
  10. Proverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
  11. Proverbs 9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
  12. Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
  13. Ecclesiastes 7:25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
  14. Jeremiah 5:8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
  15. Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
  16. Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
  17. Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
  18. Hosea 13:9You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me— against your helper.
  19. Romans 1:22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
  20. Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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