Proverbes 6:15-25

15 C'est pourquoi sa ruine viendra tout d'un coup; il sera subitement brisé, il n'y aura point de guérison.

16 Il y a six choses que hait l'Éternel, même sept qui lui sont en abomination:

17 Les yeux hautains, la langue fausse, les mains qui répandent le sang innocent,

18 Le cœur qui forme de mauvais desseins, les pieds qui se hâtent pour courir au mal,

19 Le faux témoin qui prononce des mensonges, et celui qui sème des querelles entre les frères.

20 Mon fils, garde le commandement de ton père, et n'abandonne point l'enseignement de ta mère.

21 Tiens-les continuellement liés sur ton cœur, et les attache à ton cou.

22 Quand tu marcheras, ils te conduiront; quand tu te coucheras, ils te garderont; quand tu te réveilleras, ils te parleront.

23 Car le commandement est une lampe, l'enseignement est une lumière, et les corrections propres à instruire sont le chemin de la vie.

24 Pour te garder de la femme corrompue, et de la langue flatteuse d'une étrangère,

25 Ne convoite point sa beauté dans ton cœur, et ne te laisse pas prendre par ses yeux.

Proverbes 6:15-25 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.