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1. Pro 6:32 – “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”
- But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding:
- Understanding n. – 1. a. (Without article.) Power or ability to understand; intellect, intelligence. of understanding, intelligent, capable of judging with knowledge. Similarly of some, of no, understanding.
- Therefore, the man who commits adultery lacks intelligence and the capability to judge with knowledge.
- In other words, he is a stupid idiot.
- The man who is seduced by a strange woman is void of understanding (Pro 7:7 c/w Pro 7:21-22).
- Void adj. – 1. a. Of a see, benefice, etc.: Having no incumbent, holder, or possessor; unoccupied, vacant. 4. Not occupied by visible contents; containing no matter; empty, unfilled:
- The skull of the adulterer is not occupied by visible contents, contains no matter, and is empty.
- In other words, he is an imbecile.
- Given that it is common knowledge that those who commit adultery are heinous criminals (Job 31:9-11), will be judged by God (Heb 13:4), have the lake of fire awaiting them (Rev 21:8), will be brought to poverty (Job 31:12; Pro 5:10; Pro 6:26), will have their flesh consumed with STDs (Pro 5:11), will destroy their family, and bring reproach upon themselves (Pro 6:33), it is no exaggeration to say that they are stupid, blockheaded, foolish dolts.
- he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
- The thief will lose his possessions if he is found out (Pro 6:30-31).
- But the adulterer destroys his own soul, whether or not he is caught.
- Adultery is suicide of the soul.
- He destroys himself in the ways just mentioned above.
- God will judge his soul in this life (Heb 13:4).
- And if he is not under the blood of Christ, God will also destroy his soul in hell for all eternity (Pro 7:27; Mat 10:28).
- Having an exciting adulterous affair is certainly not worth losing your own soul over, either temporally or eternally (Mar 8:36).