Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger,
My son, if you be surety for your friend, if you have stricken your hand with a stranger,
2 thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.
You are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.
Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you are come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and make sure your friend.
4 Do not give sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Give not sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Deliver yourself 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.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
Provides her meat in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
So shall your poverty come as one that travels, and your want as an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
A naughty person, a wicked man, walks with a fraudulent mouth.
13 who winks with his eyes, who speaks with his feet, who makes signs with his fingers,
He winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers;
14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
Frowardness is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly he shall be broken, and that without remedy.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16 There are six things which Jehovah hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:
These six things does the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
An heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart. Tie them about thy neck.
Bind them continually on your heart, and tie them about your neck.
22 When thou walk, it shall lead thee. When thou sleep, it shall watch over thee. And when thou awake, it shall talk with thee.
When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you wake, it shall talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.
To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Do not lust after her beauty in thy heart, nor let her take thee with her eyelids.
Lust not after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids.
26 For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the precious life.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Can one go on hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her shall not be unpunished.
So he that goes in to his neighbor’s wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 Yet if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold. He shall give all the substance of his house.
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who would destroy his own soul does it.
But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul.
33 Wounds and dishonor he shall get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is a man's fury, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom, nor will he be satisfied, though thou give many gifts.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
