If you are on a path toward adultery, consider the following wise saying:
Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul. Wounds and dishonor will he get, and his reproach will not be wiped away. Proverbs 6:32-33
This tells you that if you go ahead with your plan:
• You are being stupid. That’s what it means to “lack understanding.”
• You are going to self-destruct. Your personal and family life will blow up in your face. Do you really want to “destroy your own soul?”
• You will have a little pleasure and a lot of pain and shame. Along with whatever else you get, you will “get wounds and dishonor.”
• You will bear a mark for the rest of your life. Yes, God forgives, and even a betrayed spouse and children may forgive, but you and others will know what you did. There will be a “reproach that will not be wiped away.”
I think the Lord prompted me to post these thoughts from when I read Proverbs 6 last week. Maybe it has caught the attention of someone who needed it. Stop before you go any further. There is help and hope. Talk to God, and talk to a pastor or friend. Don’t be a fool. Don’t hurt yourself and others. Receive grace. Be wise. Stay true.
Dean H. Taylor 
Reblogged this on iconobaptist and commented:
Wise thoughts here–we probably all know a friend who is teetering on the verge of engaging in adultery.
Which is why I wrote my book: THE (IN)FIDELITY FACTOR: Points to Ponder Before You Cheat. Adultery has become too mainstream. It’s (past) time we handle it more effectively via reinvigorated education, awareness and personal accountability. The ramifications become a societal and economic issue as well. No one is exempt from the backlash, as we are all society-at-large!
To late for my husband. Married 27 years and he confessed to me that 14 months ago while on a business trip to Makati City Manila going from the New World Makati City Hotel to the Greenbelt Mall he was approached by a prostitute who asked him if he was by himself and would like some afternoon company, he said yes. Back at the hotel she put a condom on him and he started to have sex, stopped, realized he shouldn’t be dong this and paid the prostitute $50 USD and she was gone. My husband is remorseful. Lost 30 lbs keeping this a “secret” along with night sweats. He would lie to my face when I would ask him what was wrong. Tested for STD’s and HIV (both of us) after his confession, and all was negative.Thank the Lord! We saw our catholic priest as a couple and as individuals. I want to move forward and I’m taking baby steps, it is not easy! I pray to God to continue to give me strength when I fell like I don’t have any strength left. He is glorious!!!
Thank you for allowing me to tell my story of adultery.