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31 However, once caught, he must pay back sevenfold[a]
    and hand over all his household possessions.
32 But the one who commits adultery lacks sense;
    only someone who wants to destroy himself does so.
33 He will get nothing but beatings and contempt,
    and his disgrace will never be wiped away.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:31 Pay back sevenfold: Exodus (Ex 22:8) provides for a double payment in restitution. The number seven is an indefinite number, signifying “much more.”