32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman (A)lacks understanding;
He who does so destroys his own soul.
33 Wounds and dishonor he will get,
And his reproach will not be wiped away.

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32 The one who commits adultery[a] lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.(A)
33 He will get a beating[b] and dishonor,
and his disgrace will never be removed.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:32 Lit commits adultery with a woman
  2. 6:33 Or plague

“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.

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The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 9:7 Lit man: his blemish

(A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

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The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(A)

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11 Even a child is (A)known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.

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11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
by whether his behavior is pure and upright.(A)

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The Value of a Good Name

22 A (A)good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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22 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.(A)

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14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.

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14 If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.

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21 (A)The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.

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21 As a crucible refines silver,
and a smelter refines gold,
so a person should refine his praise.(A)

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