6Proverbs 6

1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —Select Proverbs 6:1

2Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —Select Proverbs 6:2

3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.Select Proverbs 6:3

4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.Select Proverbs 6:4

5Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.Select Proverbs 6:5

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

7Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,Select Proverbs 6:7

8Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.Select Proverbs 6:8

9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?Select Proverbs 6:9

10'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —Select Proverbs 6:10

11So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.Select Proverbs 6:11

12A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;Select Proverbs 6:12

13That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;Select Proverbs 6:13

14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.Select Proverbs 6:14

15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.Select Proverbs 6:15

16There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:Select Proverbs 6:16

17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;Select Proverbs 6:17

18A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;Select Proverbs 6:18

19A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.Select Proverbs 6:19

20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;Select Proverbs 6:20

21Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.Select Proverbs 6:21

22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.Select Proverbs 6:22

23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;Select Proverbs 6:23

24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.Select Proverbs 6:24

25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.Select Proverbs 6:25

26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.Select Proverbs 6:26

27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?Select Proverbs 6:27

28Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?Select Proverbs 6:28

29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.Select Proverbs 6:29

30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;Select Proverbs 6:30

31But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.Select Proverbs 6:31

32He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.Select Proverbs 6:32

33Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.Select Proverbs 6:33

34For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.Select Proverbs 6:34

35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.Select Proverbs 6:35