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Proverbs 6

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1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
1 My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
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 not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
7 Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
8 Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep--
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth;
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
13 He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers;
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
14 Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
20 My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
21 Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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 is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
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 in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
27 Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
28 Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
30 People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
31 Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
33 Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
34 For jealousy is a husband's fury; Therefore 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.
35 He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.
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