Proverbs 6:23-35

New American Standard Bible 1995

²³ For ^(A)the commandment is a lamp and the ^[a]teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
²⁴ To ^(B)keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the ^[b]adulteress.
^25 (C)Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her ^(D)eyelids.
²⁶ For ^(E)on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And ^[c]an adulteress ^(F)hunts for the precious life.
²⁷ Can a man ^[d]take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
²⁸ Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
²⁹ So is the one who ^(G)goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her ^(H)will not ^[e]go unpunished.
^30 [f]Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To ^(I)satisfy ^[g]himself when he is hungry;
³¹ But when he is found, he must ^(J)repay sevenfold;
He must give all the ^[h]substance of his house.
³² The one who commits adultery with a woman is ^(K)lacking ^[i]sense;
He who would ^(L)destroy ^[j]himself does it.
³³ Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
³⁴ For ^(M)jealousy ^[k]enrages a man,
And he will not spare in the ^(N)day of vengeance.
³⁵ He will not ^[l]accept any ransom,
Nor will he be ^[m]satisfied though you give many ^[n]gifts.