Leviticus 20: 10 And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Are there things the wife or the husband are better off not knowing, or, in situations where skeletons are in your closet, should persons open a potential can of worms, by confessing to the one who doesn’t know that they were wronged? The Bible strongly encourages husbands and wives to be honest and straightforward with each other, and wherever possible and sensible, confessing to one another is in order. But persons must be careful and wise in doing so.
[ 1LTMS, MS 1 1855, par 5] The wife should have no secrets to keep from her husband, and let others know, and the husband should have no secrets to keep from his wife to relate to others…. Confessing infidelity to one’s spouse doesn’t always come with the guarantee that everything would go smoothly. In David’s case, he trembled for his life, for if he were to confess his sin to Uriah, the soldier could legally put David to death, and he could also take out Bathsheba in the process.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 718] None could foresee what would be the result should the crime become known. The law of God pronounced the adulterer guilty of death, and the proud-spirited soldier, so shamefully wronged, might avenge himself by taking the life of the king or by exciting the nation to revolt.
2nd Samuel 11:4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!