Proverbs 6:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And if you go to bed with another man's wife, you pay the price.

Cross References

Genesis 20:2

he told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

2 Samuel 11:27

Then after the time for mourning was over, David sent someone to bring her to the palace. She became David's wife, and they had a son. The LORD was angry at what David had done,

2 Samuel 16:21

Ahithophel answered, “Some of your father's wives were left here to take care of the palace. You should have sex with them. Then everyone will find out that you have publicly disgraced your father. This will make you and your followers even more powerful.”

Exodus 20:17

Do not want to take anything that belongs to someone else. Don't want to take anyone's house, wife or husband, slaves, oxen, donkeys or anything else.

Proverbs 16:5

The LORD doesn't like anyone who is conceited— you can be sure they will be punished.

Proverbs 6:28

if you step on hot coals, you burn your feet.

Ezekiel 18:6

He refuses to eat meat sacrificed to foreign gods at local shrines or to worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife or with a woman having her monthly period.

Ezekiel 22:11

or with someone else's wife. Some men even sleep with their own daughter-in-law or half-sister.

Ezekiel 33:26

and spread violence throughout the land. Everything you do is wicked; you are even unfaithful in marriage. And you claim the land is yours!

Leviticus 18:20

Don't have sex with another man's wife—that would make you unclean.

Leviticus 20:10

If any of you men have sex with another man's wife, both you and the woman will be put to death.

Malachi 3:5

The LORD All-Powerful said: I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practise witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or ill-treat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now I will answer the questions that you asked in your letter. You asked, “Is it best for people not to marry?”