Proverbs 6
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| 1 | My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, If thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger— |
| 2 | Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, Thou art caught by the words of thy mouth— |
| 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. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 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 gatherest 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 runner, And thy want as an armed man. |
| 12 | A base person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a froward mouth; . |
| 13 | That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, That pointeth with his fingers; |
| 14 | Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; He 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 the LORD 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 thoughts, Feet that are swift in running to evil; |
| 19 | A false witness that breatheth out lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren. |
| 20 | My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the teaching 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 liest down, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. |
| 23 | For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is 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. |
| 25 | Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids. |
| 26 | For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, But 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 neighbour’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished. |
| 30 | Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy his soul when he is hungry; |
| 31 | But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, He must give 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. |
| 33 | Wounds 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. |
| 35 | He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. |
| 36 | — |