Proverbs 6:32

Warnings against Adultery

31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. 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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Berean Standard Bible
He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
American Standard Version (1901)
He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
Bible in Basic English
He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
Free Bible Version
Any man who commits adultery with a woman has no sense; he who does so destroys himself.
Geneva Bible 1599
But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
King James (Authorized) Version
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
One Unity Resource Bible
He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
Translation for Translators
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.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The one who commits adultery has no sense; the one who does it destroys himself.
Noah Webster Bible
But whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
World English Bible
He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
Young's Literal Translation
He who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.