The Meaning of Proverbs 6:29 Explained

Proverbs 6:29

KJV: So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

YLT: So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

Darby: So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

ASV: So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So he that goeth in  to his neighbour's  wife;  whosoever toucheth  her shall not be innocent. 

What does Proverbs 6:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 6

1  against indebtedness
6  idleness
12  and mischievousness
16  seven things detestable to God
20  the blessings of obedience
25  the mischief of unfaithfulness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 6:29 mean?

so [is] he who goes in to wife of his neighbor not shall be innocent Whoever touches her
כֵּ֗ן הַ֭בָּא אֶל־ אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה כָּֽל־ הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּֽהּ

כֵּ֗ן  so 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
הַ֭בָּא  [is]  he  who  goes  in 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵ֣שֶׁת  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
רֵעֵ֑הוּ  of  his  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה  shall  be  innocent 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָקָה  
Sense: to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off.
כָּֽל־  Whoever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ  touches 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
בָּֽהּ  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular