12 Bible Verses about Adultery, Consequences Of

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Proverbs 6:32-34

The one who commits adultery lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.
He will get a beating and dishonor,
and his disgrace will never be removed.
For jealousy enrages a husband,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

Proverbs 5:4-5

in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
her steps head straight for Sheol.

Proverbs 6:26-29

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,
but an adulteress goes after a precious life.
Can a man embrace fire
and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man walk on burning coals
without scorching his feet?
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So it is with the one who sleeps with
another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.

Proverbs 7:22-27

He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap
until an arrow pierces its liver,
like a bird darting into a snare—
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life. Now, my sons, listen to me,
and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
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Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways;
don’t stray onto her paths.
For she has brought many down to death;
her victims are countless.
Her house is the road to Sheol,
descending to the chambers of death.

Job 31:11-12

For that would be a disgrace;
it would be a crime deserving punishment.
For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.

John 8:4-5

“Teacher,” they said to Him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery. In the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do You say?”

2 Samuel 12:11-12

“This is what the Lord says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you from your own family: I will take your wives and give them to another before your very eyes, and he will sleep with them publicly. You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.’”

Revelation 2:22

Look! I will throw her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her practices.

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