But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
WEB
He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
YLT
He who committeth adultery with a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
DBT
Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.