PRO 6:32 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὁ δὲ μοιχὸς διʼ ἔνδειαν φρενῶν ἀπώλειαν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ περιποιεῖται,
(Ho de moiⱪos diʼ endeian frenōn apōleian taʸ psuⱪaʸ autou peripoieitai, )

ULT One who commits adultery with a woman is lacking of heart;
⇔ destroying his life, he does it.

UST By contrast, a man who acts adulterously with a woman does not think wisely.
⇔ What he does will kill him!

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

OEB But the adulterer is witless:
⇔ he destroyes himself by his doings.

WEBBE He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding.
⇔ He who does it destroys his own soul.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom,
⇔ whoever does it destroys his own life.

LSV He who commits adultery [with] a woman lacks heart,
He who does it is destroying his soul.

FBV Any man who commits adultery with a woman has no sense; he who does so destroys himself.

T4T But a man who commits adultery with some woman is very foolish,
⇔ because he is destroying his own self/soul by what he is doing.

LEB • with a woman lacks[fn] he destroys himself[fn] who does it.

6:? Literally “heart”

6:? Or “his soul,” or “his life”

BBE He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

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JPS He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

ASV He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:
⇔ He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

DRA But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

YLT He who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.

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

RV He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

Wbstr But whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

KJB-1769 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.[fn]

6.32 understanding: Heb. heart

KJB-1611 [fn]But who so committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: hee that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
(But who so committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh understanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his own soul.)

6:32 Heb. heart.

Bshps But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
(But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh understanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his own soul.)

Gnva But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
(But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of understanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his own soul. )

Cvdl But who so comitteth aduoutrie with a woma, he is a foole, and bryngeth his life to destruccion.
(But who so comitteth aduoutrie with a woma, he is a foole, and bringeth/brings his life to destruccion.)

Wycl But he that is avouter; schal leese his soule, for the pouert of herte.
(But he that is avouter; shall lose his soul, for the pouert of heart.)

Luth Aber der mit einem Weibe die Ehe bricht, der ist ein Narr, der bringet sein Leben ins Verderben.
(But the/of_the with one Weibe the Ehe bricht, the/of_the is a Narr, the/of_the bringet his life into_the Verderben.)

ClVg Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;
(Who however adulter it_is, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

נֹאֵ֣ף

commits_adultery

This verse says something that is in contrast to what was said about the thief in the previous two verses. Use a natural way in your language to express a strong contrast. Alternate translation: “However, one who commits adultery”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נֹאֵ֣ף

commits_adultery

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of adultery, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “One who acts adulterously”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב

lacks sense

Here Solomon uses heart to refer to a person’s ability to think. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is lacking the ability to think”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂ⁠נָּה

destroys self_of,him he/it does,it

If it would be helpful in your language, you could change the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: “he does what results in destroying his life”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

destroys self_of,him

This clause is the result of what is described in the next clause. Use a natural way in your language to indicate a result. Alternate translation: “what will result in destroying his life”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂ⁠נָּה

he/it does,it

Here, the pronoun it refers to adultery. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he commits adultery”

Parallel PRO 6:32