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Proverbs 6:20-35

20My sonH1121, keepH5341 the commandmentH4687 of thy fatherH1,And forsake not the lawH8451 of thy motherH517:21BindH7194 them continuallyH8548 upon thy heartH3820;TieH7194 them about thy neckH1621.22When thou walkest, it shall leadH5148 thee;When thou sleepest, it shall watchH8104 over thee;And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.23For the commandmentH4687 is a lampH5216; and the lawH8451 is lightH216;And reproofs of instruction are the wayH1870 of lifeH2416:24To keepH8104 thee from the evilH7451 womanH802,From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongueH3956.25Lust not after her beautyH3308 in thy heartH3824;Neither let her takeH3947 thee with her eyelidsH6079.26For on account of a harlota manH376 is broughtto a piece of breadH3899;And the adulteress hunteth for the preciousH3368 lifeH5315.27Can a manH376 take fireH784 in his bosomH2436,And his clothesH899 not be burnedH8313?28Or can oneH376 walkH1980 upon hot coalsH1513,And his feetH7272 not be scorched?29So he that goeth in to his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802;Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunishedH5352.30Men do not despiseH936 a thiefH1590, if he stealH1589To satisfy himself when he is hungryH7456:31But if he be foundH4672, he shall restore sevenfoldH7659;He shall giveH5414 all the substance of his houseH1004.32He that committeth adulteryH5003 with a womanH802 is void of understanding:He doeth it who would destroyH7843 his ownH5315 soulH5315.33WoundsH5061 and dishonor shall he get;And his reproachH2781 shall not be wiped away.34For jealousyH7068 is the rageH2534 of a manH1397;And he will not spareH2550 in the dayH3117 of vengeanceH5359.35He will not regard any ransomH3724;Neither will he rest content, though thou givest manyH7235 giftsH7810.

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