Proverbs 6:20-35 (New American Standard)
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1My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the ateaching of your mother ;
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2Bind them continually on your heart ; Tie them around your neck.
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When you 3walk about, bthey will guide you; When you sleep, cthey will watch over you; And when you awake, dthey will talk to you.
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For 4the commandment is a lamp and the eteaching is light ; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
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To 5keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the fadulteress.
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6Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her 7eyelids.
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For 8on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And gan adulteress 9hunts for the precious life.
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Can a man htake fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned ?
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Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched ?
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So is the one who 10goes in to his neighbor's wife ; Whoever touches her 11will not igo unpunished.
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jMen do not despise a thief if he steals To 12satisfy khimself when he is hungry ;
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But when he is found, he must 13repay sevenfold ; He must give all the lsubstance of his house.
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The one who commits adultery with a woman is 14lacking msense ; He who would 15destroy nhimself does it.
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Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.
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For 16jealousy oenrages a man, And he will not spare in the 17day of vengeance.
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He will not paccept any ransom, Nor will he be qsatisfied though you give many rgifts.
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