In Proverbs, chapter six, verses thirty-two through thirty-three, God’s covenant children who commit adultery will experience lingering disgrace and regret; moreover, their reproach will never go away. Adultery is a grave sin before God, as in Second Samuel twelve, verses nine to ten, and against the innocent partner who is a victim of deception. Though the guilt of adultery may receive forgiveness by repentance, its reproach will remain, for its scars are never completely removed. Therefore, amends are never adequately made, as in Second Samuel twelve, verse ten. Other verses are Second Samuel thirteen, verses thirteen and twenty-two: First Kings fifteen, verse five, Nehemiah thirteen, verse twenty-six, Matthew one, verse six, respectively.
Due to the far-reaching and fearful consequences of adultery on all involved, believers should run from every temptation and shun all associations that might lead to sin. We should pray to be delivered from temptation, as in Matthew six, verse thirteen, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. And soberly recall the words of Scripture when tempted, as in First Corinthians ten, verse twelve, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
The theme verse is “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his soul. A wound and dishonor shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.” King David could not go back on what happened between him and Bathsheba, Uriah’s wife. The choice of sinful pleasure over godly principles is as real as it gets. The consequence of this mistake is they have to live with it. The suffering that comes after momentary sinful pleasure, as in Exodus twenty, verse fourteen, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”