Adultery Kills
Proverbs 6:20–35 (selections)
Biblical Period
20My son, keep your father’s commandment;
Do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21Tie them over your heart always;
Bind them around your throat.
22When you walk it will lead you;
When you lie down it will watch over you;
And when you are awake it will talk with you.
23For the commandment is a lamp,
The teaching is a light,
And the way to life is…
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