Proverbs 6:25–33

Do not desire her beauty in your heart,

and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;

for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread,

but a married woman hunts down a precious life.

Can a man carry fire next to his chest

and his clothes not be burned?

Or can one walk on hot coals

and his feet not be scorched?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;

none who touches her will go unpunished.

People do not despise a thief if he steals

to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,

but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold;

he will give all the goods of his house.

He who commits adultery lacks sense;

he who does it destroys himself.

He will get wounds and dishonor,

and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

Do not lust in your heart after her beauty

or let her captivate you with her eyes.

For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,

but another man’s wife preys on your very life.

Can a man scoop fire into his lap

without his clothes being burned?

Can a man walk on hot coals

without his feet being scorched?

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

People do not despise a thief if he steals

to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,

though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

But a man who commits adultery has no sense;

whoever does so destroys himself.

Blows and disgrace are his lot,

and his shame will never be wiped away.

Don’t lust for her beauty.

Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.

For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,

but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.

Can a man scoop a flame into his lap

and not have his clothes catch on fire?

Can he walk on hot coals

and not blister his feet?

So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.

He who embraces her will not go unpunished.

Excuses might be found for a thief

who steals because he is starving.

But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,

even if he has to sell everything in his house.

But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,

for he destroys himself.

He will be wounded and disgraced.

His shame will never be erased.

Do not desire her beauty in your heart;

may she not capture you with her eyelashes.

For the price of a woman, a prostitute, is the price of a loaf of bread,

but the woman belonging to a man hunts precious life.

Can a man carry fire in his lap,

and his clothes not burn?

If a man walks upon the hot coals,

will his feet not be burned?

Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor,

any who touches her shall not go unpunished.

People do not despise a thief when he steals

to fill himself when he is hungry.

But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold,

every possession of his house he shall give.

He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense,

he destroys himself who does it.

A wound and dishonor he will find,

and his disgrace will not be wiped out.

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart;

Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread:

And the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Can a man take fire in his bosom,

And his clothes not be burned?

Can one go upon hot coals,

And his feet not be burned?

So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife;

Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

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.

A wound and dishonour shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.