Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.
2 Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —
Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.
Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
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 doe from the hand, 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, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
7 Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,
8 Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.
Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?
10 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.
12 A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;
A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,
13 That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.
With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.
16 There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:
Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;
A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
19 A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.
Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.
22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.
That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.
Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:
26 For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:
31 But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.
And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.
32 He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
33 Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.
