Proverbs 6
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 6:20-25

201My sonH1121, observeH5341 the commandmentH4687 of your fatherH1 And do not forsakeH5203 the 2teachingH8451 of your motherH517;213BindH7194 them continuallyH8548 on your heartH3820; TieH6029 them aroundH5921 your neckH1621.22When you 4walkH1980 about, 5they will guideH5148 you; When you sleepH7901, 6they will watchH8104 overH5921 you; And when you awakeH7019, 7they will talkH7878 to you.23For 8the commandmentH4687 is a lampH5216 and the 9teachingH8451 is lightH216; And reproofsH8433 for disciplineH4148 are the wayH1870 of lifeH242524To 10keepH8104 you from the evilH7451 womanH802, From the smoothH2513 tongueH3956 of the 11adulteressH5237.2512Do not desireH2530 her beautyH3308 in your heartH3824, NorH408 let her captureH3947 you with her 13eyelidsH6079.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 6:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 6:20 Or law ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 6:21 Prov 3:3 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 6:22 Prov 3:23 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 6:23 Ps 19:8; 119:105 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 6:23 Or law ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 6:24 Prov 5:3; 7:5, 21 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 6:24 Lit foreign woman ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 6:25 Matt 5:28 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 6:25 2 Kin 9:30; Jer 4:30; Ezek 23:40 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 6

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