Proverbs 6:32
New Living Translation
32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,
for he destroys himself.
Proverbs 7:7
New Living Translation
7 I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
Hebrews 13:4
New Living Translation
4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
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Romans 1:22-24
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22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. 23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.
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Jeremiah 5:21
New Living Translation
21 Listen, you foolish and senseless people,
with eyes that do not see
and ears that do not hear.
Ecclesiastes 7:25-26
New Living Translation
25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.
26 I discovered that a seductive woman[a] is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare.
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- 7:26 Hebrew a woman.
Proverbs 7:22-23
New Living Translation
22 He followed her at once,
like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,[a]
23 awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
little knowing it would cost him his life.
Footnotes
- 7:22 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads slaughter, as shackles are for the discipline of a fool.
Proverbs 2:18-19
New Living Translation
18 Entering her house leads to death;
it is the road to the grave.[a]
19 The man who visits her is doomed.
He will never reach the paths of life.
Footnotes
- 2:18 Hebrew to the spirits of the dead.
Exodus 20:14
New Living Translation
14 “You must not commit adultery.
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Genesis 41:39
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39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are.
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Genesis 39:9-10
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9 No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.”
10 She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible.
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Hosea 4:11-12
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11 to worship other gods.
“Wine has robbed my people
of their understanding.
12 They ask a piece of wood for advice!
They think a stick can tell them the future!
Longing after idols
has made them foolish.
They have played the prostitute,
serving other gods and deserting their God.
Ezekiel 18:31
New Living Translation
31 Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
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Jeremiah 5:8
New Living Translation
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.
Proverbs 9:16-18
New Living Translation
16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.[a]
Footnotes
- 9:18 Hebrew in Sheol.
Proverbs 9:4
New Living Translation
4 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
Proverbs 8:36
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36 But those who miss me injure themselves.
All who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 5:22-23
New Living Translation
22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
they are ropes that catch and hold him.
23 He will die for lack of self-control;
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
Hosea 13:9
New Living Translation
9 “You are about to be destroyed, O Israel—
yes, by me, your only helper.
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