New King James Version NKJV
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
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My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, If you have struck your 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.
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You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with 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.
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Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, Seeing you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids.
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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.
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Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, Like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
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Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
7 Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler,
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Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,
8 Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.
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Provides her bread 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?
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How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep--
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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.
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So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth;
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A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he who walks with a perverse mouth;
13 He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers;
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Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who motions with his fingers;
14 Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.
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In whose heart is perverseness, Who devises evil continually, Who always sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
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Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
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There are six things which the LORD hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
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Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood;
18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
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A heart that devises wicked schemes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
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A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
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My son, keep your father's mitzvah, And don't forsake your mother's teaching.
21 Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck.
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Bind them continually on 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.
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When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
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For the mitzvah is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
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To keep you from the immoral woman, From the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.
25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
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Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, Neither let her captivate 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.
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For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
27 Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
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Can a man scoop fire into his lap, And his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?
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Or can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
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So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
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Men don't despise a thief, If he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:
31 Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
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But if he be found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.
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He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
33 Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.
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He will get wounds and dishonor. 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.
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For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won't spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.
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He won't regard any ransom, Neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.