Proverbs 6:29-35 Parallel Bible Translations

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29	So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor's wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.	So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; none who touches her will go unpunished.	So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30	People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.	People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,	People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31	Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.	but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house.	Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32	A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.	He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.	But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
33	He will be beaten and despised, and his reproach will not be wiped away;	He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.	Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away.
34	for jealousy kindles a husband's rage, and he will not show mercy when he takes revenge.	For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge.	For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35	He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.	He will accept no compensation; he will refuse though you multiply gifts.	He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.
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