He will be beaten and despised, ¹  and his reproach will not be wiped away; ² 

biblegateway Pro 6:33

Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.

He will get a beating and dishonor, and his disgrace will never be removed.

An adulterous man will find disease and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be blotted out,

biblegateway Pro 6:33

Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;

Wounds and dishonor will he get, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

bibleoremus Pro 6:33

He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

he will get nothing but blows and contumely and can never live down the disgrace;

biblegateway Pro 6:33

Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.

A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

biblegateway Pro 6:33

He will be beaten and despised, ¹  and his reproach will not be wiped away; ² 

¹ tn Heb “He will receive a wound and contempt.”

² sn Even though the text has said that the man caught in adultery ruins his life, it does not mean that he was put to death, although that could have happened. He seems to live on in ignominy, destroyed socially and spiritually. He might receive blows and wounds from the husband and shame and disgrace from the spiritual community. D. Kidner observes that in a morally healthy society the adulterer would be a social outcast (Proverbs [TOTC], 75).