Proverbs 6:29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Cross-references
In Proverbs 5:9, the warning against adultery includes losing honor — expands on consequences mentioned in Proverbs 6:29.
In Genesis 26:11, Abimelech decrees death for anyone who touches Isaac's wife — same warning against touching neighbor's wife with punishment.
Leviticus 20:10 prescribes death for adulterers, directly illustrating the punishment promised in Proverbs.
2 Samuel 11:3 identifies Bathsheba as Uriah's wife, providing a canonical example of the sin warned against.
In 2 Samuel 11:4, David's adultery with Bathsheba exemplifies this proverb — taking a neighbor's wife brings punishment.
In 2 Samuel 12:9, Nathan rebukes David for taking Uriah's wife, directly illustrating the guilty act condemned here.
In Jeremiah 5:8, the same phrase 'neigh for neighbor's wife' echoes this proverb, condemning Israel's rampant adultery.
In Ezekiel 22:11, the same sin 'commits abomination with his neighbor's wife' confirms this universal judgment.
In Genesis 39:8, Joseph refuses Potiphar's wife — direct contrast: he avoids the very sin Proverbs warns against.
In Genesis 39:9, Joseph calls adultery 'great wickedness and sin against God' — highlights the moral gravity Proverbs implies.
In Leviticus 18:20, the law explicitly forbids lying carnally with a neighbor's wife — same prohibition as Proverbs.
In Job 31:11, Job calls adultery a heinous crime punishable by judges — same teaching that it brings punishment.
In Genesis 26:10, Abimelech warns that lying with another man's wife brings guilt — illustrating the principle behind this proverb.
In Genesis 20:4-7, Abimelech is innocent of adultery — a contrast to the guilty man here who will not escape punishment.
In 2 Samuel 16:21, Absalom sleeps with David's concubines — a similar act of taking another man's wife, though politically motivated.