Proverbs 6
Warning against
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My son, if thou be surety for thy
friend,
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if thou hast stricken thy hand with a
stranger, |
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thou art snared with the words of thy
mouth,
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thou art taken with the words of thy
mouth. |
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Do this now, my son, and deliver
thyself,
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when thou art come into the hand of thy
friend; |
go, humble thyself, and make sure thy
friend. |
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Give not sleep to thine eyes,
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nor slumber to thine
eyelids. |
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Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,
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and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
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consider her ways, and be
wise: |
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which having no guide,
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provideth her meat in the summer,
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and gathereth her food in the
harvest. |
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
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When wilt thou arise out of thy
sleep? |
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Yet a little sleep, a little
slumber,
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a little folding of the hands to
sleep: |
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so shall thy poverty come as one that
traveleth,
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A naughty person, a wicked man,
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walketh with a froward
mouth. |
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He winketh with his eyes,
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he speaketh with his feet, |
he teacheth with his
fingers; |
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frowardness is in his heart,
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he deviseth mischief continually; |
he soweth
discord. |
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Therefore shall his calamity come
suddenly;
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suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
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These six things doth the LORD hate;
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yea, seven are an abomination unto
him: |
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a proud look, a lying tongue,
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and hands that shed innocent
blood, |
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a heart that deviseth wicked
imaginations,
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feet that be swift in running to
mischief, |
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a false witness that speaketh
lies,
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and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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Warning against
Adultery |
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My son, keep thy father's
commandment,
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and forsake not the law of thy
mother: |
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bind them continually upon thine
heart,
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and tie them about thy
neck. |
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When thou goest, it shall lead thee;
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when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; |
and when thou awakest, it shall talk with
thee. |
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For the commandment is a lamp; and
the law is light;
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and reproofs of instruction are the way of
life: |
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to keep thee from the evil woman,
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from the flattery of the tongue of a strange
woman. |
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Lust not after her beauty in thine
heart;
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neither let her take thee with her
eyelids. |
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For by means of a whorish woman a man
is brought to a piece of bread:
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and the adulteress will hunt for the precious
life. |
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Can a man take fire in his bosom,
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and his clothes not be
burned? |
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Can one go upon hot coals,
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and his feet not be
burned? |
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So he that goeth in to his neighbor's
wife;
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whosoever toucheth her shall not be
innocent. |
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Men do not despise a thief,
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if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is
hungry; |
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but if he be found, he shall
restore sevenfold;
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he shall give all the substance of his
house. |
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But whoso committeth adultery with
a woman lacketh understanding:
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he that doeth it destroyeth his own
soul. |
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A wound and dishonor shall he get;
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and his reproach shall not be wiped
away. |
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For jealousy is the rage of a
man:
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therefore he will not spare in the day of
vengeance. |
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He will not regard any ransom;
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neither will he rest content, though thou givest
many
gifts. |
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