Proverbs 6:23-35

American Standard Version

²³ For ^[a]the commandment is a lamp; and ^[b]the law is light;
And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman,
From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.
²⁵ Lust not after her beauty in thy heart;
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
²⁶ For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread;
And ^[c]the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
²⁸ Or can one walk upon hot coals,
And his feet not be scorched?
²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whosoever toucheth her shall not be ^[d]unpunished.
³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal
To satisfy ^[e]himself when he is hungry:
³¹ But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
He shall give all the substance of his house.
³² He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of ^[f]understanding:
He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
³³ Wounds and dishonor shall he get;
And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man;
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
³⁵ He will not regard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.