Proverbs 6

Parental Counsel

1My sonH1121, ifH518 you have becomeH6148 aH6148 1guarantorH6148 for your neighborH7453, Or have givenH8628 a handshakeH8628H3709 for a strangerH2114,2If you have been ensnaredH3369 by the wordsH561 of your mouthH6310, Or caughtH3920 by the wordsH561 of your mouthH6310,3ThenH645 doH6213 thisH2088, my sonH1121, and saveH5337 yourself: SinceH3588 you have comeH935 into the 2handH3709 of your neighborH7453, GoH1980, humbleH7511 yourself, and beH7292 urgentH7292 withH7292 your neighborH7453 to free yourself.4GiveH5414 no 3sleepH8142 to your eyesH5869, NorH408 slumberH8572 to your eyelidsH6079;5SaveH5337 yourself like a gazelleH6643 from the hunter’s handH3027, And like a 4birdH6833 from the handH3027 of the fowlerH3353.

6GoH1980 to the 5antH5244, you 67lazyH6102 oneH6102, ObserveH7200 its waysH1870 and beH2449 wiseH2449,7WhichH834, havingH369 8noH369 chiefH7101, OfficerH7860, or rulerH4910,8PreparesH3559 its foodH3899 9in the summerH7019 And gathersH103 its provisionH3978 inH103 the harvestH7105.9HowH4970 longH5704 will you lieH7901 downH7901, you 10lazyH6102 oneH6102? WhenH4970 will you ariseH6965 from your sleepH8142?10“11A littleH4592 sleepH8142, a littleH4592 slumberH8572, A littleH4592 foldingH2264 of the handsH3027 to 12restH7901,”1113Then your povertyH7389 will comeH935 inH935 like a 14drifterH1980, And your needH4270 like 15an armedH4043 manH376.

12A 16worthlessH1100 personH120, a wickedH205 manH376, Is one who walksH1980 with a 17perverseH6143 mouthH6310,13Who 18winksH7169 with his eyesH5869, who 19signalsH4448 with his feetH7272, Who 20pointsH3384 with his fingersH676;14Who, with 21perversionH8419 in his heartH3820, continuallyH3605H6256 22devisesH2790 evilH7451, Who 2324spreadsH7971 strifeH4066.15ThereforeH5921H3651 25his disasterH343 will comeH935 suddenlyH6597; 26InstantlyH6621 he will be brokenH7665 and thereH369 willH369 beH369 27noH369 healingH4832.

16ThereH1992 are sixH8337 thingsH8337 that the LordH3068 hatesH8130, SevenH7651 that are an abominationH8441 28to Him:1729HaughtyH7311 eyesH5869, a 30lyingH8267 tongueH3956, And handsH3027 that 31shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818,18A heartH3820 that devisesH2790 32wickedH205 plansH4284, 33FeetH7272 that runH7323 rapidlyH4116 to evilH7463,19A 34falseH8267 witnessH5707 who declaresH6315 liesH3577, And one who 3536spreadsH7971 strifeH4090 amongH996 brothersH251.

2037My sonH1121, complyH5341 withH5341 the commandmentH4687 of your fatherH1, And do not ignoreH5203 the 38teachingH8451 of your motherH517;2139BindH7194 them continuallyH8548 on your heartH3820; TieH6029 them aroundH5921 your neckH1621.22When you 40walkH1980, 41they will guideH5148 you; When you sleepH7901, 42they will watchH8104 overH5921 you; And when you awakeH7019, 43they will talkH7878 to you.23For 44the commandmentH4687 is a lampH5216 and the 45teachingH8451 is lightH216; And rebukesH8433 for disciplineH4148 are the wayH1870 of lifeH242524To 46keepH8104 you from the evilH7451 womanH802, From the smoothH2513 tongueH3956 of the foreignH5237 womanH5237.2547Do not desireH2530 her beautyH3308 in your heartH3824, NorH408 let her captureH3947 you with her 48eyelidsH6079.26For 49the priceH1157 of a prostituteH802H2181 reduces one to a loafH3603 of breadH3899, And 50an adulteressH802H376 51huntsH6679 for a preciousH3368 lifeH5315.27Can anyoneH376 takeH2846 fireH784 in his lapH2436 And his clothesH899 not be burnedH8313?28OrH518 can a personH376 walkH1980 on hot coalsH1513 And his feetH7272 not be scorchedH3554?29SoH3651 is the one who 52goesH935 inH935 to his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802; WhoeverH3605 touchesH5060 her 53will not 54goH5352 unpunishedH5352.30People do not despiseH936 a thiefH1590 ifH3588 he stealsH1589 To 55satisfyH4390 56himselfH5315 whenH3588 he is hungryH7456;31But when he is foundH4672, he must 57repayH7999 sevenH7659 timesH7659 as much; He must giveH5414 upH5414 allH3605 the propertyH1952 of his houseH1004.32One who commitsH5003 adulteryH5003 with a womanH802 is 58lackingH2638 59senseH3820; He who would 60destroyH7843 61himselfH5315 commitsH6213 it.33He will findH4672 woundsH5061 and disgraceH7036, And his shameH2781 will not be removedH4229.34For 62jealousyH7068 63enragesH2534 a manH1397, And he will not haveH2550 compassionH2550 on the 64dayH3117 of vengeanceH5359.35He will not 65acceptH5375H6440 anyH3605 settlementH3724, NorH3808 will he be 66satisfiedH14 thoughH3588 you makeH7235 it a largeH7235 giftH7810.