Proverbs 6:29 meaning and explanation

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

Proverbs 6:29, Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 6:29 comes from a father's instruction to his son in Israel's wisdom tradition. He has just asked whether a man can carry fire against his chest or walk on hot coals without being burned (verses 27 and 28).

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