Proverbs 6
6
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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Wise advice
1My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor
or shake hands in agreement with a stranger,
2you will be trapped by your words;
you will be caught by your words.
3Do this, my son, to get out of it,
for you have come under the control of your neighbor.
So go, humble yourself,#6.3 Heb uncertain and pester your neighbor.
4Don’t give sleep to your eyes
or slumber to your eyelids.
5Get yourself free like a gazelle from a hunter,
like a bird from the hand of a fowler.
6Go to the ant, you lazy person;
observe its ways and grow wise.
7The ant has no commander, officer, or ruler.
8Even so, it gets its food in summer;
gathers its provisions at harvest.
9How long, lazy person, will you lie down?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to lie down—
11and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
destitution like a warrior.
12Worthless people and guilty people
go around with crooked talk.
13They wink their eyes, gesture with their feet,
and point with their fingers.
14Their hearts are corrupt and determined to do evil;
they create controversies all the time.
15Therefore, sudden disaster will come upon them;
they will be quickly broken beyond healing.
16There are six things that the LORD hates,
seven things detestable to him:
17snobbish eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that spill innocent blood,
18a heart set on wicked plans,
feet that run quickly to evil,
19a false witness who breathes lies,
and one who causes conflicts among relatives.
Danger of adultery
20My son, keep your father’s command;
don’t abandon your mother’s instruction.
21Bind them on your heart for all time;
fasten them around your neck.
22When you walk around, they will lead you;
when you lie down, they will protect you;
when you awake, they will occupy your attention.
23The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light;
corrective teaching is the path of life.
24They guard you from the evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of the foreign woman.
25Don’t desire her beauty in secret;
don’t let her take you in with her eyelashes,
26for a prostitute costs a loaf of bread,#6.26 Heb uncertain
but a married woman hunts for a man’s very life.
27Can a man scoop fire into his lap
and his clothes not get burned?
28If a man walks on hot coals,
don’t his feet get burned?
29So is the man who approaches his neighbor’s wife;
anyone who touches her will be punished.
30People don’t despise a thief if he steals
to fill his starving stomach.
31But if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold;
he must give all the riches of his house.
32He who commits adultery is senseless.
Doing so, he destroys himself.
33He is wounded and disgraced.
His shame will never be wiped away.
34Jealousy makes a man rage;
he’ll show no mercy on his day of revenge.
35He won’t accept compensation;
he’ll refuse even a large bribe.
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