Proverbs 6:25-35 Modern English Version (MEV)

25. Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

26. For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread,and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

27. Can a man take fire in his bosom,and his clothes not be burned?

28. Can one walk upon hot coals,and his feet not be burned?

29. So he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;whoever touches her will not be innocent.

30. Men do not despise a thief if he stealsto satisfy himself when he is hungry.

31. But if he is found, he will restore sevenfold;he will give all the substance of his house.

32. But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding;he who does it destroys his own soul.

33. A wound and dishonor will he get,and his reproach will not be wiped away.

34. For jealousy is the rage of a man;therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35. He will not regard any ransom,nor will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

Proverbs 6