Proverbs 6

The father warns against surety for a stranger, laziness (sending the sluggard to the ant for instruction), and the seven things the LORD hates: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a scheming heart, feet that run to evil, a false witness, and one who sows discord. He closes with a sustained warning against adultery, which brings wounds and dishonor that cannot be wiped away.

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1	My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,	My son, if You have become surety for Your friend, if You have struck Your hand in pledge for a stranger,
2	Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.	you are snared by the words of Your mouth; You are caught 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.	Do this now, my son, and deliver Yourself when You have come into the hand of Your friend: go, humble Yourself, and plead urgently with Your friend.
4	Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.	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.	Deliver Yourself like a roe 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:	Go to the ant, You sluggard; consider her ways and be wise.
7	Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,	She has no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8	Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.	yet she provides her food 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?	How long will You sleep, sluggard? When will You arise from Your sleep?
10	Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:	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.	so Your poverty will come like a wanderer, and Your need like an armed man.
12	A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.	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;	He winks with His eyes, He speaks with His feet, He points with His fingers.
14	Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.	Perversity is in His heart; He devises mischief continually; He sows discord.
15	Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.	Therefore His calamity will come suddenly; suddenly He will be broken without remedy.
16	These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:	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,	a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
18	An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,	a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to mischief;
19	A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.	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:	My son, keep Your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of Your mother.
21	Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.	Bind them continually on 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.	When You walk, it will lead You; when You sleep, it will keep You; and when You awake, it 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:	For the commandment is a lamp, the law is a light, and 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.	to keep You from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25	Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.	Do not lust after her beauty in Your heart, nor let her take 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.	For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread, and an adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27	Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?	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?	Can one walk on hot coals, and His feet not be burned?
29	So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.	So is He who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her will not be innocent.
30	Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;	Men do not despise a thief if He steals to satisfy Himself when He is hungry,
31	But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.	but if He is found out, He must restore sevenfold; He must give all the substance of His house.
32	But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.	But 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.	He will get wounds and dishonor, 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.	For jealousy is the rage of a man; 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.	He will not accept any ransom, nor will He be content though You give many gifts.