“1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken
thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,
thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and
deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go,
humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine
eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the
hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”
“6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the
summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou
sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 [Yet] a
little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an
armed man.”
“12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with
his fingers; 14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief
continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come
suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 These six
[things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in
running to mischief, 19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he
that soweth discord among brethren.”
“20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of
thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them
about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou
sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk
with thee. 23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light;
and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life: 24 To keep thee from
the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with
her eyelids. 26 For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a
piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 28 Can
one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 29 So he that goeth
in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be
innocent. 30 [Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his
soul when he is hungry; 31 But [if] he be found, he shall restore
sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 [But] whoso
committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth
it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and
his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy [is] the rage of a
man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not
regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many
gifts.” (Proverbs 6:1-35 AV)
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