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32 He who commits adultery has no sense;
    he who does it destroys himself.
33 Wounds and dishonor will he get,
    and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

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32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of [a]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.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:32 Hebrew heart.

General Maxims

He who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.

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He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling;
And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.

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The memory of the righteous is blessed;
But the name of the wicked shall rot.

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11 Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
    whether what he does is pure and right.

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11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

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22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.

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22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
And [a]loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:1 Or, favor is better than etc.

14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
    rising early in the morning,
    will be counted as cursing.

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14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It shall be counted a curse to him.

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21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    and a man is judged by his praise.

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21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
And a man is tried by [a]his praise.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:21 Or, that which he praiseth. Or, that whereof he boasteth