Proverbs 6 — ENGLXXUP
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Verse 1
My son, if thou become surety for thy friend,
Verse 2
For a man’s own lips become a strong snare to him,
Verse 3
My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself;
Verse 4
Give not sleep to thine eyes,
Verse 5
That thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils,
Verse 6
Go to the ant, O sluggard;
Verse 7
For whereas he has no husbandry,
Verse 8
He prepares food for himself in the summer,
Verse 9
How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard?
Verse 10
Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time,
Verse 11
Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveler,
Verse 12
A foolish man and a transgressor
Verse 13
And the same winks with the eye, and makes a sign with his foot,
Verse 14
His perverse heart devises evils:
Verse 15
Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly;
Verse 16
For he rejoices in all things which God hates,
Verse 17
The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust,
Verse 18
And a heart devising evil thoughts,
Verse 19
An unjust witness kindles falsehoods,
Verse 20
My son, keep the laws of thy father,
Verse 21
But bind them upon thy soul continually,
Verse 22
Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee;
Verse 23
For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light;
Verse 24
To keep thee continually from a married woman,
Verse 25
Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee,
Verse 26
For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf;
Verse 27
Shall anyone bind fire in his bosom,
Verse 28
Or will anyone walk on coals of fire,
Verse 29
So is he that goes in to a married woman;
Verse 30
It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing,
Verse 31
But if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold,
Verse 32
But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.
Verse 33
He endures both pain and disgrace,
Verse 34
For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy:
Verse 35
He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: