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Proverbs 6:25–33

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25sLust not after her beauty in thine heart;

Neither let her take thee with ther eyelids.

26For uby means of a whorish woman a man is brought to xa piece of bread:

And †the adulteress will yhunt for zthe precious life.

27Can a man atake bfire in chis bosom,

And his clothes not be burned?

28Can one dgo upon hot coals,

And his feet not be dburned?

29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife;

Whosoever toucheth her shall not be ddinnocent.

30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

eTo satisfy his eesoul when he is hungry;

31But if he fbe found, fhe shall restore gsevenfold;

He shall give all the substance of his house.

32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman hlacketh †understanding:

He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

33A wound and dishonour shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

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Footnotes

  1. sSee Matt. 5:28.
  2. tSee 2 Kin. 9:30 marg.
  3. uSo ch. 29:3.
  4. xSee 1 Sam. 2:36. Comp. ch. 28:21.
  5. †Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man’s wife.
  6. zSo Job 2:4.
  7. ach. 25:22 (Heb.). Isai. 30:14.
  8. bSee Job 31:12.
  9. cSee Ps. 79:12.
  10. ddch. 16:5 marg.
  11. eComp. Job 38:39 marg.
  12. eeSee ch. 23:2.
  13. fSee Ex. 22:1, 4.
  14. fSee Ex. 22:1, 4.
  15. gSo ch. 9:1. See Ps. 79:12.
  16. hch. 7:7. & 9:4, 16. & 10:13, 21. & 11:12. & 12:11. & 15:21. & 17:18. & 24:30 in the Heb. So ch. 28:16.
  17. †Heb. heart. See Job 12:3.

Cross references

  1. yEzek. 13:18.
  2. dIsai. 43:2.
  3. dIsai. 43:2.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t lust in your heart for her beauty

or let her captivate you with her eyelashes.

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,

but the wife of another man goes after a precious life.

Can a man embrace fire

and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man walk on burning coals

without scorching his feet?

So it is with the one who sleeps with

another man’s wife;

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

People don’t despise the thief if he steals

to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;

he must give up all the wealth in his house.

The one who commits adultery lacks sense;

whoever does so destroys himself.

He will get a beating and dishonor,

and his disgrace will never be removed.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press