Bible Verses About Adultery

Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.

For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.

Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?

Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?

So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.

But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.

He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away.

That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.

As I was in the window of mine house, I looked through my windowe,

And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding,

Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward her house,

In the twilight in the euening, when the night began to be blacke and darke.

And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.

(She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.

Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)

So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,

I haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes.

Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.

I haue deckt my bed with ornaments, carpets and laces of Egypt.

I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.

Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance.

For mine husband is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off.

He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.

Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.

And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,