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Proverbs 6

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 My son, if you have put up security for your friend, if you committed yourself on behalf of another;

2 you have been snared by the words of your mouth, caught by the words of your own mouth.

3 Do this now, my son, and extricate yourself, since you put yourself in your friend's power: go, humble yourself, and pester your friend;

4 give your eyes no sleep, give your eyelids no rest;

5 break free, like a gazelle from the [hunter's] trap, like a bird from the grip of the fowler.

6 Go to the ant, you lazybones! Consider its ways, and be wise.

7 It has no chief, overseer or ruler;

8 yet it provides its food in summer and gathers its supplies at harvest-time.

9 Lazybones! How long will you lie there in bed? When will you get up from your sleep?

10 "I'll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep"-

11 and poverty comes marching in on you, scarcity hits you like an invading soldier.

12 A scoundrel, a vicious man, lives by crooked speech,

13 winking his eyes, shuffling his feet, pointing with his fingers.

14 With deceit in his heart, he is always plotting evil and sowing discord.

15 Therefore disaster suddenly overcomes him; unexpectedly, he is broken beyond repair.

16 There are six things ADONAI hates, seven which he detests:

17 a haughty look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

18 a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet swift in running to do evil,

19 a false witness who lies with every breath, and him who sows strife among brothers.

20 My son, obey your father's command, and don't abandon your mother's teaching.

21 Bind them always on your heart, tie them around your neck.

22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you.

23 For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.

24 They keep you from an evil woman, from a loose woman's seductive tongue.

25 Don't let your heart lust after her beauty or allow her glance to captivate you.

26 The price of a whore is a loaf of bread, but the adulteress is hunting for a precious life.

27 Can a man carry fire inside his shirt without burning his clothes?

28 Can a man walk [barefoot] on hot coals without scorching his feet?

29 So is he who has sex with his neighbor's wife; anyone touching her will be punished.

30 A thief is not despised if he steals only to satisfy his appetite when hungry;

31 but even he, if caught, must pay back sevenfold; he may have to give up all the wealth that he owns.

32 He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.

33 He will get nothing but blows and contempt, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy drives a man into a rage; he will show no mercy when he takes revenge;

35 he will not accept compensation; he'll refuse every bribe, no matter how large.

New King James Version NKJV

1 My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth.

3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend.

4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids.

5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,

7 Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler,

8 Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.

9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?

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

11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth;

13 He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers;

14 Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.

15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:

17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,

18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,

19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.

20 My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.

21 Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck.

22 When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you.

23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.

25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

26 For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

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

28 Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?

29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

30 People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.

31 Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy is a husband's fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.