Proverbs 6:27-31

PROVERBS—NOTE ON Proverbs 6:27 The father uses two comparisons to show how adultery leads to disaster. First, he says that one who engages in foolish behavior will suffer for it (vv. Proverbs 6:27); embracing a neighbor’s wife is like taking fire to one’s chest. Second, he reasons that if someone who steals due to need has to pay a severe penalty, then someone who commits an unnecessary offense will suffer a greater penalty (vv. Proverbs 6:30).