Proverbs 6

1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

2 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, Seeing thou art 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;

5 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:

7 Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

8 Provideth her bread 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?

10  Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

13 That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

16 There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

18 A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

21 Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, 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:

24 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

26 For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal 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.

32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor 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.

35 He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Proverbs 6

Admonitions and Warnings against Dangerous and Destructive Acts

1 My child,t if you have made a pledges for your neighbor,
andt have become a guarantort for a stranger,t

2 ift you have been ensnaredt by the words you have uttered,t
and have been caught by the words you have spoken,

3 then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself,t
because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power:t
go, humble yourself,t
and appeal firmlyt to your neighbor.

4 Permit no sleep to your eyest
or slumber to your eyelids.

5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare,t
and like a bird from the traps of the fowler.

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;s
observe its ways and be wise!

7 It has no commander,
overseer, ort ruler,

8 yet it prepares its food in the summer;
it gathers at the harvest what it will eat.st

9 How long, you sluggard, will you lie there?
When will you rise from your sleep?s

10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to relax,s

11 and your poverty will come like a robber,t
and your need like an armed man.t

12 A worthless and wicked persons
walks around saying perverset things;t

13 he winks with his eyes,
signals with his feet,
and points with his fingers;s

14 he plots evil with perverse thoughtst in his heart,
he spreads contentiont at all times.

15 Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly;
in an instantt he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
event sevens things that are an abomination to him:t

17 haughty eyes,s a lying tongue,t
and hands that shed innocent blood,s

18 a heart that devises wicked plans,t
feet that are swift to runss to evil,

19 a false witness who pours out lies,s
and a person who spreads discords among family members.ts

20 My child, guard the commands of your father
and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

21 Bind thems on your heart continually;
fasten them around your neck.

22 When you walk about,t theyt will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up,t they will talks to you.

23 For the commandmentst are liket a lamp,s
instruction is like a light,
and rebukes of discipline are liket the road leading to life,t

24 by keepingt you from the evil woman,s
from the smooth tongue oft the loose woman.s

25 Do not lustts in your heart for her beauty,
and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;t

26 for on accountt of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread,
but the wife of another mant preys on your precious life.t

27 Can a man holdt fires against his chestt
withoutt burning his clothes?

28 Cant a man walk on hot coals
without scorching his feet?

29 So it is witht the one who has sex witht his neighbor’s wife;
no onet who touchess her will escapet punishment.t

30 Peoplet do not despise a thief when he steals
to fulfill his needt when he is hungry.

31 Yett if he is caughtt he must repayt seven times over,
he might even have to givet all the wealth of his house.

32 A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom,t
whoever does it destroys his own life.t

33 He will be beaten and despised,t
and his reproach will not be wiped away;s

34 for jealousy kindlest a husband’st rage,
and he will not show mercyt when he takes revenge.

35 He will not considert any compensation;t
he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.t