Proverbs 6:20-35
Summary for Prov 6:20-35: 6:20-35 a This passage emphasizes the life-threatening risk of sleeping with another man’s wife (see also 1:8 b, 23 c; 2:16-22 d; 5:1-23 e; 7:1-27 f).Summary for Prov 6:24-25: 6:24-25 g The immoral woman uses smooth talk and physical beauty to appeal to the vanity of young men.
6:26 h Sleeping with a prostitute has consequences, and sleeping with another man’s wife can cost you your life. Her husband will seek revenge (6:34-35 i), and God is watching in judgment.
Summary for Prov 6:27-29: 6:27-29 j walk on hot coals: Of course his feet will blister. The consequences are horrible.
Summary for Prov 6:30-31: 6:30-31 k Seven times is probably a way of saying a great amount since the law never stipulated such high repayment (see Exod 22:1 l, 4 m, 9 n).
Summary for Prov 6:32-35: 6:32-35 o A thief might be punished severely even if he had a reason for his actions, but his punishment is nothing compared to an adulterer’s, who has no excuse for his crime. A jealous husband will seek the full punishment provided by law, which is death (Deut 22:22 p).
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