Proverbs 6:33

33 Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away.

Proverbs 6:33 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
English Standard Version (ESV)
33 He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
New Living Translation (NLT)
33 He will be wounded and disgraced. His shame will never be erased.
The Message Bible (MSG)
33 Expect a bloody nose, a black eye, and a reputation ruined for good.
American Standard Version (ASV)
33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
33 An adulterous man will find disease and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be blotted out,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
33 He will get a beating and dishonor, and his disgrace will never be removed.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
33 He will be beaten up and dishonored. His shame will never 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


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 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
33 Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away.
34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35 He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Proverbs 5:9-14
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