Proverbs 6

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,

1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger,

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,

2Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.

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,

3Do, therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:

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

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

4Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.

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.

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

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;

6Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:

7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

7Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

7Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

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.

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

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?

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

10Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

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.

11And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.

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,

12A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,

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,

13He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.

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.

14With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.

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.

15To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.

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.

16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:

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

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

17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

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--

18A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

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.

19A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

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.

20My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

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

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

21Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

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.

22When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them.

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,

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

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.

24That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

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.

25Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

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.

26For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

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?

27Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

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?

28Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

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.

29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

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,

30The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

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.

31And if he be taken, he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

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.

32But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

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,

33He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

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.

34Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,

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!

35Nor will he yield to any man's prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.