31 Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. 32 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. 33 Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
Proverbs 6:31–33
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Job 20:26–28
26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent. 27 The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. 28 The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the d…
Proverbs 6:25–27
25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. 26 For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. 27 Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 22:13–15
13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!” 14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it. 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it…
Wisdom of Solomon 14:9–11
9 For both the ungodly and his ungodliness are alike hateful to God; (WEB) 10 for truly the deed will be punished together with him who committed it. (WEB) 11 Therefore also there will be a visitation among the idols of the nation, because, though formed of things which God create… (WEB)
Proverbs 6:14–16
14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. 15 Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery. 16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Numbers 5:30–31
30 or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law. 31 The husband will be free from guilt, but the woman shall bear her iniquity.”
Sirach 19:2–4
2 Wine and women will make men of understanding go astray. He who joins with prostitutes is reckless. (WEB) 3 Decay and worms will have him as their heritage. A reckless soul will be taken away. (WEB) 4 He who is hasty to trust is shallow-hearted. He who sins offends against his… (WEB)
Sirach 28:1–2
1 He who takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely make his sins firm. (WEB) 2 Forgive your neighbor the hurt that he has done, and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray. (WEB)
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