A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.
- BSB Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
- NKJV Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.
- NASB He will find wounds and disgrace, And his shame will not be removed.
- NLT He will be wounded and disgraced. His shame will never be erased.
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Quick answer
The adulterer reaps wounds, disgrace, and a reproach that never fades. His sin leaves lasting shame.
Overview
Beyond destroying himself, the adulterer earns injury and dishonor that cling to him permanently. The lasting reproach contrasts with sins that may in time be forgotten or repaid. The verse warns that sexual sin scars a person's reputation and life in enduring ways.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Prov 5:9–11Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
- Ps 51:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
- Gen 49:4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
- 1 Kgs 15:5Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
- Matt 1:6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
- Ps 51:8Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
- Neh 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
- Ps 38:1–8O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
- Judg 16:19–21And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
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