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.