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Proverbs 6:20-35

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 13eyelidsH6079.26For 14on accountH1157 of a harlotH2181 one is reduced to a loafH3603 of breadH3899, And 15an adulteressH802H376 16huntsH6679 for the preciousH3368 lifeH5315.27Can a manH376 17takeH2846 fireH784 in his bosomH2436 And his clothesH899 not be burnedH8313?28OrH518 can a manH376 walkH1980 on hot coalsH1513 And his feetH7272 not be scorchedH3554?29SoH3651 is the one who 18goesH935 in to his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802; WhoeverH3605 touchesH5060 her 19will not 20goH5352 unpunishedH5352.3021Men do not despiseH936 a thiefH1590 ifH3588 he stealsH1589 To 22satisfyH4390 23himselfH5315 whenH3588 he is hungryH7456;31But when he is foundH4672, he must 24repayH7999 sevenfoldH7659; He must giveH5414 allH3605 the 25substanceH1952 of his houseH1004.32The one who commitsH5003 adulteryH5003 with a womanH802 is 26lackingH2638 27senseH3820; He who would 28destroyH7843 29himselfH5315 doesH6213 it.33WoundsH5061 and disgraceH7036 he will findH4672, And his reproachH2781 will not be blottedH4229 out.34For 30jealousyH7068 31enragesH2534 a manH1397, And he will not spareH2550 in the 32dayH3117 of vengeanceH5359.35He will not 33acceptH5375H6440 anyH3605 ransomH3724, NorH3808 will he be 34satisfiedH14 thoughH3588 you giveH7235 manyH7235 35giftsH7810.

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  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 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 6:26 Prov 5:9, 10; 29:3 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 6:26 Lit a man’s wife ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 6:26 Prov 7:23; Ezek 13:18 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 6:27 Lit snatch up ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 6:29 Ezek 18:6; 33:26 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 6:29 Prov 16:5 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 6:29 Lit be innocent ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 6:30 Lit They do not; or Do not men...? ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 6:30 Job 38:39 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 6:31 Ex 22:1-4 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 6:31 Or wealth ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 6:32 Prov 7:7; 9:4, 16; 10:13, 21; 11:12; 12:11 ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 6:32 Lit heart ↩
  28. 28. Proverbs 6:32 Prov 7:22, 23 ↩
  29. 29. Proverbs 6:32 Lit his soul ↩
  30. 30. Proverbs 6:34 Prov 27:4; Song 8:6 ↩
  31. 31. Proverbs 6:34 Lit is the rage of ↩
  32. 32. Proverbs 6:34 Prov 11:4 ↩
  33. 33. Proverbs 6:35 Lit lift up the face of any ↩
  34. 34. Proverbs 6:35 Lit willing ↩
  35. 35. Proverbs 6:35 Or bribes ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 6

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