Proverbs 6:21-35

²¹but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.

²²Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; and when thou sleepest let it keep thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.

²³For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:

²⁴to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

²⁵Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, neither be thou caught by thine eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.

²⁶For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.

²⁷Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?

²⁸or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

²⁹So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

³⁰It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

³¹but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

³²But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.

³³He endures both pain and disgrace, and his reproach shall never be wiped off.

³⁴For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.