Proverbs 6:33

33 A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

Proverbs 6:33 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:33

A wound and dishonour shall he get
A wound, stroke, or blow, either from the husband of the strumpet, as was often the case

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 in later times; or from the civil magistrate, being ordered by him to be beaten ^F25 or stoned; or from God himself inflicting diseases on him; see ( Genesis 12:17 ) ; where the same word is used as here: and "dishonour" from men; for though they do not despise a thief in circumstances before related, yet they will despise an adulterer, and speak reproachfully of him, whenever they have occasion to make mention of him; and his reproach shall not be wiped away;
as long as he lives, though his life may be spared; yea, it shall even continue after death; and though he may repent of his sin and reform, as in the case of David.
F24 "Secat ille cruentis verberibus", Juvenal. Satyr. 10. v. 316. Vid. A. Gell. Noct. Attic. l. 17. c. 18. Horat. Satyr. l. 1. Sat. 2. v. 41, 42.
F25 Valer. Maximus, l. 6. c. 1. s. 13.

Proverbs 6:33 In-Context

31 and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

32 Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

33 A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

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

35 he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.