Proverbs 6

1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, {if} thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,● 2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.● 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. {and make...: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend}● 4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.● 5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.● 6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:● 7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,● 8Provideth her meat 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?● 10{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:● 11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.● 12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.● 13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;● 14Frowardness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. {soweth: Heb. casteth forth}● 15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.● 16These six {things} doth the LORD hate: yea, seven {are} an abomination unto him: {unto...: Heb. of his soul}● 17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, {A proud...: Heb. Haughty eyes}● 18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,● 19A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.● 20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:● 21Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie 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.● 23For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}● 24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. {of the...: or, of the strange tongue}● 25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.● 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. {the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man's wife}● 27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?● 28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?● 29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.● 30{Men} do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;● 31But {if} he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.● 32{But} whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he {that} doeth it destroyeth his own soul. {understanding: Heb. heart}● 33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.● 34For jealousy {is} the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.● 35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. {He will...: Heb. He will not accept the face of any ransom}●