Proverbs 6:33
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Cross-references
Proverbs 5:9-11 describes loss of strength and wealth from adultery — reinforcing the wounds and dishonor in verse 33.
Proverbs 7:26 similarly describes the many wounded by the adulterous woman—reinforces the consequences in 6:33.
Genesis 49:4 records Reuben's loss of preeminence for defiling his father's bed — an example of the lasting shame from sexual sin.
Judges 16:19-21 shows Samson's humiliation and loss of strength after his sin with Delilah — a vivid example of adultery's disgrace.
Nehemiah 13:26 cites Solomon's sin through foreign women — illustrating the dishonor that adultery brings as warned in Proverbs.
Psalm 51:1 is David's plea for mercy to blot out his sin — contrasting with the unremovable shame in Proverbs 6:33.
Psalm 51:8 speaks of crushed bones from guilt — David's response to his adultery echoes the wounds and disgrace in Proverbs 6:33.
Matthew 1:6 includes Bathsheba in Jesus' genealogy — the shame of David's adultery is not hidden but part of redemption's story.
Genesis 39:8 shows Joseph refusing adultery—contrasts the fool in Proverbs who suffers wounds and dishonor.
Deuteronomy 5:18 is the command against adultery—Proverbs 6:33 describes the consequences for breaking it.
2 Samuel 12:10 shows David's punishment for adultery—illustrates the wounds and dishonor promised in Proverbs 6:33.