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What Does the Bible Say About Adultery?

Scripture reveals that God guards the marriage covenant as sacred, seeing adultery as a violation not just of another person but of God's design for covenant faithfulness.

Scripture on Adultery

Exodus 20:14 Old Testament
"You shall not commit adultery."
Proverbs 6:32-33 Old Testament
"But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does this destroys himself. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away."
Matthew 5:27-28 New Testament
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
1 Corinthians 6:18 New Testament
"Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body."
Hebrews 13:4 New Testament
"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral."
The Bottom Line
Adultery destroys what God builds—it fractures the covenant bond and injures the soul of the one who commits it.
Try Today

If you're tempted toward infidelity—emotionally or physically—name the specific person or situation to a trusted friend or counselor today, and ask them to help you establish a boundary.

Prayer

Jesus invites us to bring our deepest struggles to the Father without shame, as He did in Gethsemane (Luke 22:42).

Father, You see my heart and know where I am vulnerable. Forgive me for the ways I have compromised my marriage covenant, whether in action or in thought. Strengthen my commitment to the person I vowed to love. Give me the courage to confess what needs to be confessed and the grace to rebuild what has been broken. Guard my eyes and my heart, and help me flee temptation when it comes. I surrender this struggle to You and trust in Your power to restore me. In Jesus' name, Amen.

📚 Read Proverbs 5 for wisdom on the devastating path of sexual unfaithfulness and the protection of marital love.

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