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Proverbs 6:29

Proverbs 6:29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal,.... They do not discommend or reproach him for it, or fix a mark of infamy upon him, or expose him to public shame by whipping him; but rather excuse him and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 6:20-35

Here is, I. A general exhortation faithfully to adhere to the word of God and to take it for our guide in all our actions.

1. We must look upon the word of God both as a light (Pro 6:23) and as a law,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

innocent So R.V. marg.; but as the object here is to deter from the sin by insisting on its consequences, it is better to render, with R.V. text, unpunished.