Proverbs 6

1¶ My 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, for thou hast fallen 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.

5Escape as a roe from the hand of the hunter and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise,

7Who having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

8provides her food in the summer and gathers 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 travels and thy want as an armed man.

12¶ A wicked man of Belial walks with a perverse mouth.

13He winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers;

14there is perversion in his heart; he devises evil continually; he sows discord.

15Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

16These six things does the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,

19a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.

20¶ My 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 fire, and the law is light; and reproofs of chastening 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 eyes.

26For by means of a whorish woman a man is reduced to a piece of bread, and the woman will hunt the precious soul of the man.

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 is he that goes in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever touches her shall not be innocent.

30 Men do not take a thief lightly, even if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

31and once he is taken, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

32 But whosoever commits adultery with a woman has a fault in his heart; he that does it corrupts his own soul.

33A wound and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall never be wiped away.

34For the jealous rage of a man will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he want to forgive, though thou givest many bribes.

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Proverbs 6

Avoid Disaster

1My son,

if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor

or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake,

2you are trapped by the words of your own mouth,

caught by your own promise.

3Do the following things, my son, so that you may free yourself,

because you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:

Humble yourself,

and pester your neighbor.

4Don’t let your eyes rest

or your eyelids close.

5Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of a hunter

and like a bird from the hand of a hunter.

6Consider the ant, you lazy bum.

Watch its ways, and become wise.

7Although it has no overseer, officer, or ruler,

8in summertime it stores its food supply.

At harvest time it gathers its food.

9How long will you lie there, you lazy bum?

When will you get up from your sleep?

10“Just a little sleep,

just a little slumber,

just a little nap.”

11Then your poverty will come ⌞to you⌟ like a drifter,

and your need will come ⌞to you⌟ like a bandit.

12A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.

13He winks his eye,

makes a signal with his foot,

⌞and⌟ points with his fingers.

14He devises evil all the time with a twisted mind.

He spreads conflict.

15That is why disaster will come on him suddenly.

In a moment he will be crushed beyond recovery.

16There are six things that the Lord hates,

even seven that are disgusting to him:

17arrogant eyes,

a lying tongue,

hands that kill innocent people,

18a mind devising wicked plans,

feet that are quick to do wrong,

19a dishonest witness spitting out lies,

and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.

More Advice about Avoiding Adultery

20My son,

obey the command of your father,

and do not disregard the teachings of your mother.

21Fasten them on your heart forever.

Hang them around your neck.

22When you walk around, they will lead you.

When you lie down, they will watch over you.

When you wake up, they will talk to you

23because the command is a lamp,

the teachings are a light,

and the warnings from discipline are the path of life

24to keep you from an evil woman

and from the smooth talk of a loose woman.

25Do not desire her beauty in your heart.

Do not let her catch you with her eyes.

26A prostitute’s price is ⌞only⌟ a loaf of bread,

but a married woman hunts for ⌞your⌟ life itself.

27Can a man carry fire in his lap

without burning his clothes?

28Can anyone walk on red-hot coals

without burning his feet?

29So it is with a man who has sex with his neighbor’s wife.

None who touch her will escape punishment.

30People do not despise a thief who is hungry

when he steals to satisfy his appetite,

31but when he is caught,

he has to repay it seven times.

He must give up all the possessions in his house.

32Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense.

Whoever does this destroys himself.

33An adulterous man will find disease #6:33 Or “wounds.” and dishonor,

and his disgrace will not be blotted out,

34because jealousy arouses a husband’s fury.

The husband will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35No amount of money will change his mind.

The largest bribe will not satisfy him.

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