New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 6:20-35
201My sonH1121, complyH5341 withH5341 the commandmentH4687 of your fatherH1, And do not ignoreH5203 the 2teachingH8451 of your motherH517;213BindH7194 them continuallyH8548 on your heartH3820; TieH6029 them aroundH5921 your neckH1621.22When you 4walkH1980, 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 rebukesH8433 for disciplineH4148 are the wayH1870 of lifeH242524To 10keepH8104 you from the evilH7451 womanH802, From the smoothH2513 tongueH3956 of the foreignH5237 womanH5237.2511Do not desireH2530 her beautyH3308 in your heartH3824, NorH408 let her captureH3947 you with her 12eyelidsH6079.26For 13the priceH1157 of a prostituteH802H2181 reduces one to a loafH3603 of breadH3899, And 14an adulteressH802H376 15huntsH6679 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 16goesH935 inH935 to his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802; WhoeverH3605 touchesH5060 her 17will not 18goH5352 unpunishedH5352.30People do not despiseH936 a thiefH1590 ifH3588 he stealsH1589 To 19satisfyH4390 20himselfH5315 whenH3588 he is hungryH7456;31But when he is foundH4672, he must 21repayH7999 sevenH7659 timesH7659 as much; He must giveH5414 upH5414 allH3605 the propertyH1952 of his houseH1004.32One who commitsH5003 adulteryH5003 with a womanH802 is 22lackingH2638 23senseH3820; He who would 24destroyH7843 25himselfH5315 commitsH6213 it.33He will findH4672 woundsH5061 and disgraceH7036, And his shameH2781 will not be removedH4229.34For 26jealousyH7068 27enragesH2534 a manH1397, And he will not haveH2550 compassionH2550 on the 28dayH3117 of vengeanceH5359.35He will not 29acceptH5375H6440 anyH3605 settlementH3724, NorH3808 will he be 30satisfiedH14 thoughH3588 you makeH7235 it a largeH7235 giftH7810.
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 6:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 6:20 Or law ↩
- 3. Proverbs 6:21 Prov 3:3 ↩
- 4. Proverbs 6:22 Prov 3:23 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she ↩
- 6. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she ↩
- 7. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she ↩
- 8. Proverbs 6:23 Ps 19:8; 119:105 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 6:23 Or law ↩
- 10. Proverbs 6:24 Prov 5:3; 7:5, 21 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 6:25 Matt 5:28 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 6:25 2 Kin 9:30; Jer 4:30; Ezek 23:40 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 6:26 Prov 5:9, 10; 29:3 ↩
- 14. Proverbs 6:26 Lit a man’s wife ↩
- 15. Proverbs 6:26 Prov 7:23; Ezek 13:18 ↩
- 16. Proverbs 6:29 Ezek 18:6; 33:26 ↩
- 17. Proverbs 6:29 Prov 16:5 ↩
- 18. Proverbs 6:29 Lit be innocent ↩
- 19. Proverbs 6:30 Job 38:39 ↩
- 20. Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul ↩
- 21. Proverbs 6:31 Ex 22:1-4 ↩
- 22. Proverbs 6:32 Prov 7:7; 9:4, 16; 10:13, 21; 11:12; 12:11 ↩
- 23. Proverbs 6:32 Lit heart ↩
- 24. Proverbs 6:32 Prov 7:22, 23 ↩
- 25. Proverbs 6:32 Lit his soul ↩
- 26. Proverbs 6:34 Prov 27:4; Song 8:6 ↩
- 27. Proverbs 6:34 Lit is the rage of ↩
- 28. Proverbs 6:34 Prov 11:4 ↩
- 29. Proverbs 6:35 Lit lift up the face of any ↩
- 30. Proverbs 6:35 Lit willing ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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