Proverbs 6:29-35 in English

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

³¹ But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

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

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

³¹ But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

³² But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³³ A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

³¹ But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

³² But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³³ A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his nieghbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

³¹ But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

³² He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

³³ Wounds and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man; and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

²⁹ No! And in the same way, anyone who ◄sleeps with/has sex with► another man's wife will suffer for doing that. He will certainly LIT be punished severely.

³⁰ We do not despise a thief if he steals some food because he is very hungry.

³¹ But if he steals something and then is caught by the police, he will have to pay back ◄seven times as much as/much more than► he stole. He may need to sell everything that is in his house to get enough money to pay it back.

³² But a man who commits adultery with some woman is very foolish, because he is destroying his own self/soul by what he is doing.

³³ That woman's husband will wound him badly, and other people will despise him. His shame will never end.

³⁴ Because that woman's husband will ◄be jealous/not want anyone else to sleep with her►, he will become furious, and when he gets revenge, he will not act mercifully toward the man who slept with his wife.

³⁵ And he will not accept any bribe/money, even if it is a big bribe, to ◄appease him/cause him to stop being angry►.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonour. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

³⁰ Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

³¹ But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

³² He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

³³ Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away.

³⁴ For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

³⁵ He will not take any payment; and he will not make peace with you though your money offerings are increased.

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

³¹ and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

³² Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³³ A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;

³⁵ he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest thy gifts.

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

³⁰ The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

³¹ And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

³² But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

³³ He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

³⁴ Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,

³⁵ Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.

²⁹ It's the same for anyone who sleeps with another man's wife. No one who touches her will remain unpunished.

³⁰ People don't condemn a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he's hungry.

³¹ But if he's caught, he has to pay back seven times what he stole, even if it means handing over everything he has in his house.

³² Any man who commits adultery with a woman has no sense; he who does so destroys himself.

³³ He will be wounded and dishonored. His disgrace will never be removed.

³⁴ For jealousy makes a husband furious, and he won't hold back when he takes revenge.

³⁵ He refuses any compensation, and won't be paid off, however big the amount.

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.

³¹ But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.

³² But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.

³³ He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away.

³⁴ For ielousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He cannot beare the sight of any raunsome: neither will he consent, though thou augment the giftes.

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

³¹ But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.

³² He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

³³ Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

³¹ But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

³² But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³³ A wound and dishonour shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man: Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

²⁹ So it is with him that goeth in to his neighbor's wife: no one that toucheth her shall remain unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise the thief, if he steal, to gratify his craving when he is hungry:

³¹ And if he be found, he must pay sevenfold; all the wealth his house must he give.

³² But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh sense: he that is the destroyer of his soul, will alone do this.

³³ Plague and disgrace will he meet with; and his reproach will not be blotted out.

³⁴ For jealousy is the fury of a husband, and he will not spare on the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard the appearance of any ransom; and he will not be content, though thou give ever so many bribes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁹ So is it with him who goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not overlook a thief, Though he steal to satisfy his appetite, when he is hungry;

³¹ If found, he must repay sevenfold, And give up all the substance of his house.

³² Whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; He that doeth it destroyeth himself;

³³ Blows and dishonor shall he get, And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the fury of a man; He will not spare in the day of vengeance;

³⁵ And he will not pay regard to any ransom, Nor be content, though thou offer many gifts.

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So is the man who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; the one who sleeps with her will not go unpunished.

³⁰ People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his need when he is hungry.

³¹ Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole; he must give up everything of value in his house.

³² The one who commits adultery has no sense; the one who does it destroys himself.

³³ Wounds and shame are what he deserves and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy makes a man furious; he will show no mercy when he takes his revenge.

³⁵ He will accept no compensation and he cannot be bought off, though you offer him many gifts.

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonour. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

³¹ But if he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

³² But whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³³ A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonour. His reproach will not be wiped away.

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

²⁹ So he that entereth to the wife of his neighbour; shall not be clean, when he hath touched her.

³⁰ It is no great sin, when a man stealeth; for he stealeth to fill an hungry soul.

³¹ And he taken shall yield the seventhfold; and he shall give all the chattel or substance of his house, and shall deliver himself.

³² But he that is an adulterer, shall lose his soul, for the poverty of heart, that is, wanting of reason.

³³ He gathereth filth, and scandal to himself; and his shame shall not be done away.

³⁴ For the fervent love and strong vengeance of the man shall not spare in the day of vengeance,

³⁵ neither shall assent to the prayers of any; neither he shall take many gifts for ransom.

²⁹ So he that entereth to the wife of his neighbour; (he) shall not be clean, when he hath touched her.

³⁰ It is no great sin, when a man stealeth; for he stealeth to fill an hungry soul.

³¹ And he taken shall yield the seventhfold (or And if he is caught, he shall give back sevenfold); and he shall give all the chattel of his house, and (so he) shall deliver himself.

³² But he that is an adulterer, shall lose his soul, for the poverty of heart, that is, (for the) wanting of reason.

³³ He gathereth filth, and scandal to himself; and his shame shall not be done away.

³⁴ For the fervent love and strong vengeance of the man shall not spare in the day of vengeance, (For the husband’s fervent love, and desire for revenge, shall not spare him on the day of vengeance,)

³⁵ neither shall (the husband) assent to the prayers of any; neither he shall take many gifts for ransom (nor shall he take any number of gifts for recompense).

²⁹ So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

³⁰ They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

³¹ And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

³² He who committeth adultery with a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.

³³ A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,

³⁴ For jealousy is the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

³⁵ He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!