Proverbs 6
6
1My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,
2Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,
3Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,
5Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
7Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,
8She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.
9Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
10A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,
13Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,
14Frowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.
15Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken — and no healing.
16These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul.
17Eyes high — tongues false — And hands shedding innocent blood —
18A heart devising thoughts of vanity — Feet hasting to run to evil —
19A false witness [who] doth breathe out lies — And one sending forth contentions between brethren.
20Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
21Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.
22In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked — it talketh [with] thee.
23For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
24To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.
26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
27Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
28Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?
29So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
30They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
31And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.
32He who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
33A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,
34For jealousy [is] the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.
35He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!
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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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