Proverbs 6:29

29 sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam

Proverbs 6:29 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:29

So he that goeth into his neighbour's wife
To converse with her, or lie with her, as the Targum; for it means not barely going into her house or chamber, or into her company, though without any ill design at first, which yet may be dangerous; but committing adultery with her, as this phrase is often used, ( Genesis 19:31 ) ( Genesis 29:21 Genesis 29:23 Genesis 29:30 ) ; whosoever toucheth her;
by impure dalliances, and especially by carnal copulation with her, in which sense it is used, (See Gill on 1 Corinthians 7:1); shall not be innocent;
or free F18 from disgrace and infamy, from loss of substance or health; from punishment in this life, either by the jealous husband or civil magistrate; and in the world to come by the Lord himself; for "whoremongers and adulterers God will judge", ( Hebrews 13:4 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F18 (xqny al) "non insons, vel immunis", Schultens; so Gejerus.

Proverbs 6:29 In-Context

27 numquid abscondere potest homo ignem in sinu suo ut vestimenta illius non ardeant
28 aut ambulare super prunas et non conburentur plantae eius
29 sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam
30 non grandis est culpae cum quis furatus fuerit furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam
31 deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum et omnem substantiam domus suae tradet
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.