Proverbs 6
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1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend,
If thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,
Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,
When thou art come into the hand of thy friend;
Go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes,
Nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,
And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no guide,
Overseer, or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep:
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
And thy want as an armed man.
12A naughty person, a wicked man,
Walketh with a froward mouth.
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet,
He teacheth with his fingers;
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually;
He soweth discord.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
Suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16These six things doth the LORD hate:
Yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17A proud look, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
Feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19A false witness that speaketh lies,
And he that soweth discord among brethren.
20My son, keep thy father's commandment,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Bind them continually upon thine heart,
And tie them about thy neck.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee;
When thou sleepest, it shall keep thee;
And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;
And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24To keep thee from the evil woman,
From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart;
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread:
And the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28Can one go upon hot coals,
And his feet not be burned?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife;
Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal
To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
He shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding:
He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33A wound and dishonour shall he get;
And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34For jealousy is the rage of a man:
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He will not regard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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1My son, suppose you have pledged to guarantee your neighbor's debt, or you have shaken hands in agreement with a stranger, 2then you've trapped yourself by what you promised, you've been caught by what you said.
3So this is what you have to do. You need to get out of it, because you've put yourself in that person's power. Go to your neighbor in all humility and ask him to release you from the commitment.#6:3. “To release you from the commitment”: implied. 4Don't delay, saying that you'll sleep on it. Don't rest until you've done it. 5Get out of it like a gazelle escaping from a trap, like a bird from a bird-catcher's net.
6Go and observe the ants, you slacker! Learn from what they do and become wise. 7They don't have a leader, an officer, or a ruler, 8yet they work hard during the summer getting their food, gathering what they need during the harvest.
9So how long are you going to lie there, you slacker? When are you going to get up from your sleep?
10You may say,#6:10. “You may say”: implied. “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”— 11and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
12Rebellious and wicked people go around telling lies, 13winking slyly, giving sneaky foot gestures, rudely pointing with their fingers. 14Their warped minds plot evil schemes; they're always causing trouble. 15As a result, disaster falls suddenly on such people; in just a moment they're destroyed without hope of healing.
16There are six things that the Lord hates, seven things that he absolutely detests: 17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that murder the innocent, 18a mind that plots evil schemes, feet that hurriedly run to do wrong, 19a false witness that speaks lies, those who caused arguments in families.
20My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching. 21Keep them always in mind. Tie them around your neck. 22They will lead you as you walk along; they will watch over you as you sleep; when you wake up they will talk with you. 23For the instruction is a lamp, and the teaching is a light. The correction that comes from discipline is the way to life.
24It will protect you from an evil woman and the seductive words of a prostitute. 25Don't let your mind lust after her beauty, or let her hypnotize you with her fluttering eyelashes. 26You can buy a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultery with another man's wife can cost you your life. 27Can you put fire in your lap and not burn your clothes? 28Can you walk on hot coals and not scorch your feet? 29It's the same for anyone who sleeps with another man's wife. No one who touches her will remain unpunished. 30People don't condemn a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he's hungry. 31But if he's caught, he has to pay back seven times what he stole, even if it means handing over everything he has in his house. 32Any man who commits adultery with a woman has no sense; he who does so destroys himself. 33He will be wounded and dishonored. His disgrace will never be removed. 34For jealousy makes a husband furious, and he won't hold back when he takes revenge. 35He refuses any compensation, and won't be paid off, however big the amount.
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