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Proverbi 6:1-19

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1 Figliuol mio, se ti sei reso garante per il tuo prossimo, se ti sei impegnato per un estraneo,
2 sei còlto nel laccio dalle parole della tua bocca, sei preso dalle parole della tua bocca.
3 Fa’ questo, figliuol mio; disimpegnati, perché sei caduto in mano del tuo prossimo. Va’, gettati ai suoi piedi, insisti,
4 non dar sonno ai tuoi occhi né sopore alle tue palpebre;
5 disimpegnati come il cavriolo di man del cacciatore, come l’uccello di mano dell’uccellatore.
6 Va’, pigro, alla formica; considera il suo fare, e diventa savio!
7 Essa non ha né capo, né sorvegliante, né padrone;
8 prepara il suo cibo nell’estate, e raduna il suo mangiare durante la raccolta.
9 Fino a quando, o pigro, giacerai? quando ti desterai dal tuo sonno?
10 Dormire un po’, sonnecchiare un po’, incrociare un po’ le mani per riposare…
11 e la tua povertà verrà come un ladro, e la tua indigenza, come un uomo armato.
12 L’uomo da nulla, l’uomo iniquo cammina colla falsità sulle labbra;
13 ammicca cogli occhi, parla coi piedi, fa segni con le dita;
14 ha la perversità nel cuore, macchina del male in ogni tempo, semina discordie;
15 perciò la sua ruina verrà ad un tratto, in un attimo sarà distrutto, senza rimedio.
16 Sei cose odia l’Eterno, anzi sette gli sono in abominio:
17 gli occhi alteri, la lingua bugiarda, le mani che spandono sangue innocente,
18 il cuore che medita disegni iniqui, i piedi che corron frettolosi al male,
19 il falso testimonio che proferisce menzogne, e chi semina discordie tra fratelli.

Proverbi 6:1-19 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.

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