Proverbs 6:32 meaning and explanation

He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

Proverbs 6:32, Berean Standard Bible

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The father continues his warning to his son about adultery, moving from the seductive words of the adulteress in verse 24 to the ruin that follows. The Hebrew word rendered "lacks judgment" carries the sense of a heart emptied of understanding, a willful blindness rather than a simple mistake.

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