Proverbs 6
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Proverbs 6:20-25

20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

23For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

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