Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 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.
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.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Do not give sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Deliver thyself as a roe 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, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
who winks with his eyes, who speaks with his feet, who makes signs with his fingers,
14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly he shall be broken, and that without remedy.
16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:
There are six things which Jehovah hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
Bind them continually upon thy heart. Tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou walk, it shall lead thee. When thou sleep, it shall watch over thee. And when thou awake, it shall talk with thee.
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 tongue of a strange woman.
to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Do not lust after her beauty in thy heart, nor let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 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.
For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts 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 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her shall not be unpunished.
30 [Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
31 But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Yet if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold. He shall give all the substance of his house.
32 [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who would destroy his own soul does it.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Wounds and dishonor he shall get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
For jealousy is a man's fury, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
He will not regard any ransom, nor will he be satisfied, though thou give many gifts.
