Proverbs
Proverbs 6:32
32He who commits adultery lacks judgment;
whoever does so destroys himself.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.