Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
My son, if you be guarantor for your friend, if you have stricken your hand with a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art 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, 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 yourself, when you are come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and make sure your friend.
4 Give not 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 [of the hunter], 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 guide, overseer, or ruler,
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
Provides her food 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 you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?
10 [Yet] 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 shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
So shall your poverty come as one that travels, and your lack as an armed man.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
A naughty person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
He winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers;
14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Perverseness is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:
These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
An heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.
20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not 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 thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
Bind them continually upon your heart, and tie them about your 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 you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you awake, 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 tongue of a strange woman.
To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither 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 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 by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress 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 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
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 goes in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever touches her shall not be innocent.
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 steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 But [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 [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
But whoso commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour 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: therefore 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 givest many gifts.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
