Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself. New Living Translation But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself. English Standard Version He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself. Berean Standard Bible He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. King James Bible But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. New King James Version Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul. New American Standard Bible One who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself commits it. NASB 1995 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it. NASB 1977 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it. Legacy Standard Bible The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking a heart of wisdom; He who would destroy his soul does it. Amplified Bible But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles]; He who would destroy his soul does it. Christian Standard Bible The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself. American Standard Version He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul. Contemporary English Version But if you go to bed with another man's wife, you will destroy yourself by your own stupidity. English Revised Version He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he doeth it that would destroy his own soul. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense. Whoever does this destroys himself. Good News Translation But a man who commits adultery doesn't have any sense. He is just destroying himself. International Standard Version Whoever commits adultery with a woman is out of his mind; by doing so he corrupts his own soul. Majority Standard Bible He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. NET Bible A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life. New Heart English Bible He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul. Webster's Bible Translation But whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. World English Bible He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe who commits adultery [with] a woman lacks heart, "" He who does it is destroying his soul. Young's Literal Translation He who committeth adultery with a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it. Smith's Literal Translation He committing adultery with a woman lacked a heart: destroying his soul he will do it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul: Catholic Public Domain Version But whoever is an adulterer, because of the emptiness of his heart, will destroy his own soul. New American Bible But those who commit adultery have no sense; those who do it destroy themselves. New Revised Standard Version But he who commits adultery has no sense; he who does it destroys himself. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut he who commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding, and he destroys his own soul. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated But he who commits adultery with a woman lacks intelligence and is destroying his soul. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; He doeth it that would destroy his own soul. Brenton Septuagint Translation But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings Against Adultery…31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. 32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. 33Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.… Cross References Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery. Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Leviticus 20:10 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Job 31:9-12 If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door, / then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. / For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged. ... Romans 13:13-14 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. 2 Samuel 11:2-5 One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. ... Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Genesis 39:7-10 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No 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?” ... Ephesians 5:3-5 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Deuteronomy 22:22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. Colossians 3:5-6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. Treasury of Scripture But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul. lacketh Proverbs 7:7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, Genesis 39:9,10 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? … Genesis 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: understanding Hosea 4:11,12 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart… destroyeth Proverbs 2:18,19 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead… Proverbs 5:22,23 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins… Proverbs 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; … Jump to Previous Adultery Cause Commits Committeth Destroy Destroyeth Destroying Destroys Heart Judgment Lacketh Sense Soul Understanding Void WifeJump to Next Adultery Cause Commits Committeth Destroy Destroyeth Destroying Destroys Heart Judgment Lacketh Sense Soul Understanding Void WifeProverbs 6 1. against indebtedness6. idleness 12. and mischievousness 16. seven things detestable to God 20. the blessings of obedience 25. the mischief of unfaithfulness But he who commits adultery The phrase "commits adultery" is derived from the Hebrew word "na'aph," which means to break wedlock. In the ancient Hebrew context, adultery was not merely a personal sin but a violation of a covenant, reflecting a breach of trust and faithfulness. The act of adultery was seen as a serious offense against God’s commandments, specifically the seventh commandment, "You shall not commit adultery" (Exodus 20:14). This phrase underscores the gravity of the sin, highlighting that it is not just a moral failing but a spiritual transgression that disrupts the divine order established by God for marriage. lacks judgment whoever does so destroys himself Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [But] he who commits adulteryנֹאֵ֣ף (nō·’êp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize lacks חֲסַר־ (ḥă·sar-) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 2638: Needy, lacking, in want of judgment; לֵ֑ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre whoever ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are does so יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ (ya·‘ă·śen·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make destroys מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית (maš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin himself. נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Links Proverbs 6:32 NIVProverbs 6:32 NLT Proverbs 6:32 ESV Proverbs 6:32 NASB Proverbs 6:32 KJV Proverbs 6:32 BibleApps.com Proverbs 6:32 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:32 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:32 French Bible Proverbs 6:32 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:32 He who commits adultery with a woman (Prov. 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