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He who embraces her will not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; none who touches her will go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So <i>is</i> he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So is the one who goes in to his neighbor&#8217s wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her will not be found innocent <i>or</i> go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So it is with the one who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So it is with the one who sleeps with another man&#8217s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And if you go to bed with another man's wife, you pay the price. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So he that goeth in to his nieghbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So it is with a man who has sex with his neighbor's wife. None who touch her will escape punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is just as dangerous to sleep with another man's wife. Whoever does it will suffer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So also is it with someone who has sex with his neighbor's wife; anyone touching her will not remain unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So is he who sleeps with another man?s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor's wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />So [is] he who has gone in to the wife of his neighbor, "" None who touches her is innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />So he going in to his neighbor's wife; all touching upon her shall not be innocent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So also, he who enters to the wife of his neighbor shall not be clean when he touches her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So with him who sleeps with another’s wife— none who touches her shall go unpunished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So is he who sleeps with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife and touches her; he shall not be innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />So he who goes unto the wife of his neighbor and touches her will not be innocent.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/6-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1086" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Warnings Against Adultery</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">So</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">is he who sleeps with</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">another man’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: han·nō·ḡê·a‘ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">who touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: yin·nā·qeh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated.">will go unpunished.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-20.htm">Leviticus 18:20</a></span><br />You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Romans 13:9</a></span><br />The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">1 Corinthians 7:2</a></span><br />But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9-12</a></span><br />If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door, / then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. / For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-18.htm">Deuteronomy 5:18</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a></span><br />One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So he that goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent.</p><p class="hdg">he that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-18.htm">Genesis 12:18,19</a></b></br> And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What <i>is</i> this <i>that</i> thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she <i>was</i> thy wife? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></b></br> And the man that committeth adultery with <i>another</i> man's wife, <i>even he</i> that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/11-3.htm">2 Samuel 11:3,4</a></b></br> And David sent and inquired after the woman. And <i>one</i> said, <i>Is</i> not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? … </p><p class="hdg">toucheth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-4.htm">Genesis 20:4-7</a></b></br> But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Genesis 26:10,11</a></b></br> And Abimelech said, What <i>is</i> this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/7-1.htm">1 Corinthians 7:1</a></b></br> Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: <i>It is</i> good for a man not to touch a woman.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/6-5.htm">Free</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/job/31-9.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/psalms/149-9.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/psalms/104-32.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/psalms/104-32.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Unpunished</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Free</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-17.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-9.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-29.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-16.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-5.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Unpunished</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">against indebtedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">idleness </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">and mischievousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">seven things detestable to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">the blessings of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">the mischief of unfaithfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;</b><br>This phrase addresses the act of adultery, which is consistently condemned throughout the Bible. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, marriage was a sacred covenant, and adultery was seen as a grave sin against God and the community. The seventh commandment explicitly prohibits adultery (<a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a>). The act of sleeping with another man's wife is not only a betrayal of trust but also a violation of the divine order established by God for marriage. The consequences of such actions are severe, as seen in the story of David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11), where David's adultery led to a series of tragic events, including the death of their child and ongoing strife within David's family.<p><b>no one who touches her will go unpunished.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the certainty of divine justice. In biblical terms, "touching" is often a euphemism for sexual relations, and the warning here is clear: those who engage in adultery will face consequences. The punishment may not always be immediate or visible, but it is assured by God's righteous standards. <a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-5</a> warns of the bitter end of adultery, describing it as a path leading to death. The New Testament also reinforces this principle, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a>, which states that God will judge the adulterer. This reflects the broader biblical theme that sin, particularly sexual immorality, has serious repercussions both in this life and in the life to come. The certainty of punishment serves as a deterrent and a call to uphold the sanctity of marriage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and moral instruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/adulterer.htm">Adulterer</a></b><br>The person who engages in a sexual relationship with someone else's spouse, which is the focus of this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/adulteress.htm">Adulteress</a></b><br>The woman involved in the adulterous relationship, representing the temptation and moral failure discussed in the passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context in which these proverbs were written, where adultery was a serious offense with both social and spiritual consequences.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_law.htm">God's Law</a></b><br>The divine commandments given to the Israelites, which include prohibitions against adultery, reflecting God's standards for moral conduct.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_adultery.htm">The Seriousness of Adultery</a></b><br>Adultery is not just a personal failing but a violation of God's law, with inevitable consequences. It disrupts families and communities and damages one's relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The verse underscores that sin, particularly adultery, carries unavoidable consequences. This serves as a warning to consider the long-term impact of our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>As Jesus taught, sin begins in the heart. Believers are called to guard their hearts against lust and temptation, seeking purity in thought and deed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_fidelity.htm">The Importance of Fidelity</a></b><br>Faithfulness in marriage reflects God's faithfulness to us. Upholding the sanctity of marriage honors God and strengthens the family unit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse warns of punishment, the broader biblical account offers hope for repentance and restoration through Christ. Believers are encouraged to seek forgiveness and healing.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Shall not be innocent.--</span>That is to say, <span class= "ital">unpunished.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.</span> It is as great a folly to suppose that an adulterer will escape punishment as to imagine that no injury will follow where fire has been applied. Delitzsch illustrates this verse by a passage from Pythagoras's maxim ('Eclog.,' 100, 39), <span class="greek">Τὸ εἰς πῦρ καὶ εἰς γυναῖκα ἐμπεσεῖν ἴσον ὑπάρχει</span> <span class="accented">Goeth in</span>; Hebrew, <span class="accented">habba el</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> has intercourse with, as in <a href="/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">Genesis 19:31</a>; <a href="/genesis/38-9.htm">Genesis 38:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2</a>. The same in force as "toucheth." <span class="accented">Shall</span> <span class="accented">not be innocent</span>; Hebrew, <span class="accented">lo-yinnakeh</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> <span class="accented">poena vacuus</span>,"exempt from punishment," or shall be unpunished (Delitzsch, Zockler, Gesenius); cf. <a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Proverbs 11:21</a>, "The wicked shall not be unpunished (<span class="accented">lo yinnakeh</span>)" ashore. The verb <span class="accented">nakah</span> signifies rimarily "to be pure;" Bothe Vulgate tenders <span class="accented">non erit mundus</span>," he will not be pure;" but the LXX. observes the secondary meaning of the verb, <span class="greek">οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται</span>, <span class="accented">non erit innoxius</span>, "he shall not be let go unpunished," the Alexandrine verb <span class="greek">ἀθωόω</span>. Certain and the very heaviest punishment shall come upon him (see also <a href="/proverbs/17-5.htm">Proverbs 17:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Jeremiah 49:12</a>). With this explanation agree Gejerus and Vatablus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/6-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is he who sleeps with</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֭בָּא</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another man’s</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵעֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who touches her</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ</span> <span class="translit">(han·nō·ḡê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will go unpunished.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(yin·nā·qeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5352.htm">Strong's 5352: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/6-29.htm">Proverbs 6:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/6-29.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:29 So is he who goes (Prov. 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