Proverbs

Proverbs 6:32–33

³²He who commits adultery lacks judgment;

whoever does so destroys himself.

³³Wounds and dishonor will befall him,

and his reproach will never be wiped away.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who commits adultery	נֹאֵ֣ף	nō·’êp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
lacks	חֲסַר־	ḥă·sar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
judgment	לֵ֑ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
whoever	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
does so	יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃	ya·‘ă·śen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
destroys	מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית	maš·ḥîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
himself	נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wounds	נֶֽגַע־	ne·ḡa‘-	Noun - masculine singular	H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot
and dishonor	וְקָל֥וֹן	wə·qā·lō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7036 ignominy, dishonour
will befall him	יִמְצָ֑א	yim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
and his reproach	וְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹ	wə·ḥer·pā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2781 reproach
will never	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be wiped away	תִמָּחֶֽה׃	ṯim·mā·ḥeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out

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Proverbs 6:32 Proverbs 7:7 · Proverbs 7:22–23 · Hebrews 13:4 · Romans 1:22–24 · Ecclesiastes 7:25–26 · Proverbs 2:18–19 · Exodus 20:14 · Genesis 41:39 · Genesis 39:9–10

Proverbs 6:33 Proverbs 5:9–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.