Proverbs 6:29So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~950 BC. A father teaching his son about life's dangers in Jerusalem's marketplace...
The emotion here: urgent paternal fear watching son approach disaster
The original word
naga (נגע) — to touch, strike, or reach; implies physical contact that violates boundaries
Why it matters
Adultery in ancient Israel carried the death penalty for both parties involved
Read with care
What most readers miss in Proverbs 6:29
This isn't about judgment - it's a father's desperate warning to save his son's life
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about God being a moral policeman, but it's a father warning his son that adultery literally destroys everything - reputation, family, wealth, even life itself in ancient Israel.
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Bible Genome reading
Proverbs 6:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Proverbs 6:29 comes from the book of Proverbs, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include adultery, consequences. Notable phrases: neighbor's wife; not unpunished.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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