King James Version
Proverbs 6:29 in the King James Version says “So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.”
Proverbs 6:29 · KJV
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“her shall not be innocent”
H5352to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e., extirpated
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“whosoever toucheth”
H5060properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
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