Proverbs 6
6
Parental Counsel
1My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,
2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth,
Have been caught with the words of your mouth,
3Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
4Give no sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
5Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
7Which, having no chief,
Officer or ruler,
8Prepares her food in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
9How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest”—
11Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.
12A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
13Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
Who points with his fingers;
14Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil,
Who spreads strife.
15Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.
16There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
18A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
19A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
20My son, observe the commandment of your father
And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
21Bind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22When you walk about, they will guide you;
When you sleep, they will watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.
23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
24To keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
26For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
28Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
29So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
30Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
31But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;
He must give all the substance of his house.
32The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;
He who would destroy himself does it.
33Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
34For jealousy enrages a man,
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He will not accept any ransom,
Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.
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Proverbs 6
6
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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