Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.
Do 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.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Deliver thyself 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, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12 A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13 he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16 These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto 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 deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20 My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:
Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
22 when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a 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 tongue of a strange woman.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
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 garments not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 and if he be 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 Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
[But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man, 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, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
