Proverbs 6

1My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

1My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

2You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.

2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

2Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

3Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

3Do 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.

3Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

4Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;

4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

4Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,

5Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

5Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.

6Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

7Having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

7Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

8She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.

8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

8She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

9How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

9Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

10A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

10A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,

11Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

12A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking <FI>with<Fi> perverseness of mouth,

13Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers;

13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

13Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,

14His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

14Frowardness <FI>is<Fi> in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

15For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

15Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken--and no healing.

16Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

16These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

16These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul.

17Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

17Eyes high--tongues false--And hands shedding innocent blood--

18A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

18A heart devising thoughts of vanity--Feet hasting to run to evil--

19A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

19A false witness <FI>who<Fi> doth breathe out lies--And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

20My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

20My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

20Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

21Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.

21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

21Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

22In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

22In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked--it talketh <FI>with<Fi> thee.

23For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

23For a lamp <FI>is<Fi> the command, And the law a light, And a way of life <FI>are<Fi> reproofs of instruction,

24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

24To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

25Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.

25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

26For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

27May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

27Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

28Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

28Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

29So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

29So <FI>is<Fi> he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

30Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

30They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

31But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

31And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

32He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

32He who committeth adultery <FI>with<Fi> a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.

33Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away.

33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

33A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,

34For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

34For jealousy <FI>is<Fi> the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

35He will not take any payment; and he will not make peace with you though your money offerings are increased.

35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

35He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!