Proverbios 6:24-29

24 Te protegerán de la mujer malvada,de la mujer ajena y de su lengua seductora.
25 No abrigues en tu corazón deseos por su belleza,ni te dejes cautivar por sus ojos,
26 pues la ramera va tras un pedazo de pan,pero la mujer de otro hombre busca tu propia vida.[a]
27 ¿Puede alguien echarse brasas en el pechosin quemarse la ropa?
28 ¿Puede alguien caminar sobre las brasassin quemarse los pies?
29 Pues tampoco quien se acuesta con la mujer ajenapuede tocarla y quedar impune.

Proverbios 6:24-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS 6

In this chapter the wise man dissuades from rash suretyship; exposes the sin of idleness; describes a wicked man; makes mention of seven things hateful to God; exhorts to attend to parental instructions and precepts, and cautions against adultery. Suretyship is described, Pr 6:1; and represented as a snare and a net, in which men are taken, Pr 6:2; and advice is given what to do in such a case, for safety in it, and deliverance from it, Pr 6:3-5; The sin of slothfulness is exposed, by observing the industry of the ant, Pr 6:6-8; by expostulating with the sluggard for his continuance in sloth, and by mimicking him, Pr 6:9,10; and by the poverty it brings upon him, Pr 6:11. Then a naughty wicked man is described, by his mouth, eyes, feet, fingers, and heart, whose ruin is sudden and inevitable, Pr 6:11-15. The seven things hateful to God are particularly named, Pr 6:16-19. And next the exhortation in some preceding chapters is reassumed, to attend to the instructions of parents; which will be found ornamental, pleasant, and useful, Pr 6:20-23. Especially to preserve from the lewd woman cautioned against, Pr 6:24,25; whose company is dissuaded from; on account of the extreme poverty and distress she brings persons to, and even danger of life, Pr 6:26; from the unavoidable ruin such come into, Pr 6:27-29; from the sin of uncleanness being greater than that of theft, Pr 6:30,31; from the folly the adulterer betrays; from the destruction of his soul, and the disgrace he brings on himself, Pr 6:32,33; and from the rage and irreconcilable offence of the husband of the adulteress, Pr 6:34,35.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "tu propia vida." Lit. "un alma valiosa" .
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