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Proverbs 6
6:1

My son,1121 if thou be surety6148 for thy friend,7453 if thou hast stricken8628 thy hand3709 with a stranger,2114

6:2

Thou art snared3369 with the words561 of thy mouth,6310 thou art taken3920 with the words561 of thy mouth.6310

6:3

Do6213 this now,645 my son,1121 and deliver5337 thyself, when thou art come935 into the hand3709 of thy friend;7453 go,3212 humble7511 thyself, and make sure7292 thy friend.7453

6:4

Give5414 not sleep8142 to thine eyes,5869 nor slumber8572 to thine eyelids.6079

6:5

Deliver5337 thyself as a roe6643 from the hand3027 of the hunter, and as a bird6833 from the hand3027 of the fowler.3353

6:6

Go3212 to the ant,5244 thou sluggard;6102 consider7200 her ways,1870 and be wise:2449

6:7

Which having no guide,7101 overseer,7860 or ruler,4910

6:8

Provideth3559 her meat3899 in the summer,7019 and gathereth103 her food3978 in the harvest.7105

6:9

How long wilt thou sleep,7901 O sluggard?6102 when wilt thou arise6965 out of thy sleep?8142

6:10

Yet a little4592 sleep,8142 a little4592 slumber,8572 a little4592 folding2264 of the hands3027 to sleep:7901

6:11

So shall thy poverty7389 come935 as one that travelleth,1980 and thy want4270 as an armed4043 man.376

6:12

A naughty1100 person,120 a wicked205 man,376 walketh1980 with a froward6143 mouth.6310

6:13

He winketh7169 with his eyes,5869 he speaketh4448 with his feet,7272 he teacheth3384 with his fingers;676

6:14

Frowardness8419 is in his heart,3820 he deviseth2790 mischief7451 continually;6256 he soweth7971 discord.4066

6:15

Therefore shall his calamity343 come935 suddenly;6597 suddenly6621 shall he be broken7665 without remedy.4832

6:16

These six8337 things doth Yahweh3068 hate:8130 yea, seven7651 are an abomination8441 unto him:5315

6:17

A proud7311 look,5869 a lying8267 tongue,3956 and hands3027 that shed8210 innocent5355 blood,1818

6:18

An heart3820 that deviseth2790 wicked205 imaginations,4284 feet7272 that be swift4116 in running7323 to mischief,7451

6:19

A false8267 witness5707 that speaketh6315 lies,3577 and he that soweth7971 discord4090 among brethren.251

6:20

My son,1121 keep5341 thy father's1 commandment,4687 and forsake5203 not the law8451 of thy mother:517

6:21

Bind7194 them continually8548 upon thine heart,3820 and tie6029 them about thy neck.1621

6:22

When thou goest,1980 it shall lead5148 thee; when thou sleepest,7901 it shall keep8104 thee; and when thou awakest,6974 it shall talk7878 with thee.

6:23

For the commandment4687 is a lamp;5216 and the law8451 is light;216 and reproofs8433 of instruction4148 are the way1870 of life:2416

6:24

To keep8104 thee from the evil7451 woman,802 from the flattery2513 of the tongue3956 of a strange5237 woman.

6:25

Lust2530 not after her beauty3308 in thine heart;3824 neither let her take3947 thee with her eyelids.6079

6:26

For by means of1157 a whorish2181 woman802 a man is brought to a piece3603 of bread:3899 and the adulteress802 will hunt6679 for the precious3368 life.5315

6:27

Can a man376 take2846 fire784 in his bosom,2436 and his clothes899 not be burned?8313

6:28

Can one376 go1980 upon hot coals,1513 and his feet7272 not be burned?3554

6:29

So he that goeth in935 to his neighbour's7453 wife;802 whosoever toucheth5060 her shall not be innocent.5352

6:30

Men do not despise936 a thief,1590 if he steal1589 to satisfy4390 his soul5315 when he is hungry;7456

6:31

But if he be found,4672 he shall restore7999 sevenfold;7659 he shall give5414 all the substance1952 of his house.1004

6:32

But whoso committeth adultery5003 with a woman802 lacketh2638 understanding:3820 he that doeth6213 it destroyeth7843 his own soul.5315

6:33

A wound5061 and dishonour7036 shall he get;4672 and his reproach2781 shall not be wiped away.4229

6:34

For jealousy7068 is the rage2534 of a man:1397 therefore he will not spare2550 in the day3117 of vengeance.5359

6:35

He will not regard5375 any ransom;3724 neither will he rest content,14 though thou givest many7235 gifts.7810