Proverbs 6 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Practical Warnings

1 My son ^H1121, if ^H518 you have become ^H6148 a ^H6148 guarantor ^H6148 for your neighbor ^H7453,

Have struck ^H8628 your [fn]hands ^H3709 in pledge for a stranger ^H2114,

2 If you have been snared ^H3369 with the words ^H561 of your mouth ^H6310,

Have been caught ^H3920 with the words ^H561 of your mouth ^H6310,

3 Do ^H6213 this ^H2088 then ^H645, my son ^H1121, and deliver ^H5337 yourself;

Since ^H3588 you have come ^H935 into the [fn]hand ^H3709 of your neighbor ^H7453,

Go ^H1980, humble ^H7511 yourself, and badger ^H7292 your neighbor ^H7453.

4 Give ^H5414 no sleep ^H8142 to your eyes ^H5869,

Nor ^H408 slumber ^H8572 to your eyelids ^H6079;

5 Deliver ^H5337 yourself like a gazelle ^H6643 from the hunter’s hand ^H3027

And like a bird ^H6833 from the hand ^H3027 of the fowler ^H3353.

6 Go ^H1980 to the ant ^H5244, O sluggard ^H6102,

Observe ^H7200 her ways ^H1870 and be ^H2449 wise ^H2449,

7 Which ^H834, having ^H369 no ^H369 chief ^H7101,

Officer ^H7860 or ruler ^H4910,

8 Prepares ^H3559 her food ^H3899 in the summer ^H7019

And gathers ^H103 her provision ^H3978 in ^H103 the harvest ^H7105.

9 How ^H4970 long ^H5704 will you lie ^H7901 down ^H7901, O sluggard ^H6102?

When ^H4970 will you arise ^H6965 from your sleep ^H8142?

10 “A little ^H4592 sleep ^H8142, a little ^H4592 slumber ^H8572,

A little ^H4592 folding ^H2264 of the hands ^H3027 to [fn]rest ^H7901”—

11 Your poverty ^H7389 will come ^H935 in ^H935 like [fn]a vagabond ^H1980

And your want ^H4270 like [fn]an armed ^H4043 man ^H376.

12 A vile ^H1100 person ^H120, a wicked ^H205 man ^H376,

Is the one who walks ^H1980 with a perverse ^H6143 mouth ^H6310,

13 Who winks ^H7169 with his eyes ^H5869, who [fn]signals ^H4448 with his feet ^H7272,

Who [fn]points ^H3384 with his fingers ^H676;

14 Who with perversity ^H8419 in his heart ^H3820 continually ^H3605 H6256 devises ^H2790 evil ^H7451,

Who [fn]spreads ^H7971 contentions ^H4066.

15 Therefore ^H5921 H3651 his disaster ^H343 will come ^H935 suddenly ^H6597;

Instantly ^H6621 he will be broken ^H7665 and there ^H369 will ^H369 be ^H369 no ^H369 healing ^H4832.

16 There ^H1992 are six ^H8337 things ^H8337 which Yahweh ^H3068 hates ^H8130,

Even seven ^H7651 which are an abomination ^H8441 [fn]to Him:

17 Haughty ^H7311 eyes ^H5869, a lying ^H8267 tongue ^H3956,

And hands ^H3027 that shed ^H8210 innocent ^H5355 blood ^H1818,

18 A heart ^H3820 that devises ^H2790 wicked ^H205 thoughts ^H4284,

Feet ^H7272 that hasten ^H4116 to run ^H7323 to evil ^H7451,

19 A false ^H8267 witness ^H5707 who breathes ^H6315 out lies ^H3577,

And one who [fn]spreads ^H7971 strife ^H4090 among ^H996 brothers ^H251.

Warning Against Adultery

20 My son ^H1121, observe ^H5341 the commandment ^H4687 of your father ^H1

And do not abandon ^H5203 the [fn]law ^H8451 of your mother ^H517;

21 Bind ^H7194 them continually ^H8548 on your heart ^H3820;

Tie ^H6029 them around ^H5921 your neck ^H1621.

22 When you walk ^H1980 about ^H1980, [fn]they will lead ^H5148 you;

When you sleep ^H7901, [fn]they will keep ^H8104 watch ^H8104 over ^H5921 you;

And when you awake ^H6974, [fn]they will speak ^H7878 to you.

23 For the commandment ^H4687 is a lamp ^H5216 and the [fn]law ^H8451 is light ^H216;

And reproofs ^H8433 for discipline ^H4148 are the way ^H1870 of life ^H2416

24 To keep ^H8104 you from the evil ^H7451 woman ^H802,

From the smooth ^H2513 tongue ^H3956 of the foreign ^H5237 woman ^H5237.

25 Do not desire ^H2530 her beauty ^H3308 in your heart ^H3824,

Nor ^H408 let her capture ^H3947 you with her eyelids ^H6079.

26 For on account ^H1157 of [fn]a harlot ^H2181 one is reduced to a loaf ^H3603 of bread ^H3899,

And [fn]an adulteress ^H802 H376 hunts ^H6679 for the precious ^H3368 [fn]life ^H5315.

27 Can a man ^H376 [fn]take ^H2846 fire ^H784 in his bosom ^H2436

And his clothes ^H899 not be burned ^H8313?

28 Or ^H518 can a man ^H376 walk ^H1980 on hot coals ^H1513

And his feet ^H7272 not be scorched ^H3554?

29 So ^H3651 is the one who goes ^H935 in ^H935 to his neighbor’s ^H7453 wife ^H802;

Whoever ^H3605 touches ^H5060 her will not [fn]go ^H5352 unpunished ^H5352.

30 [fn]Men do not despise ^H936 a thief ^H1590 if ^H3588 he steals ^H1589

To fill ^H4390 [fn]himself ^H5315 when ^H3588 he is hungry ^H7456;

31 But when he is found ^H4672, he must repay ^H7999 sevenfold ^H7659;

He must give ^H5414 all ^H3605 the [fn]substance ^H1952 of his house ^H1004.

32 The one who commits ^H5003 adultery ^H5003 with a woman ^H802 is lacking ^H2638 a heart ^H3820 of wisdom;

He who would destroy ^H7843 his soul ^H5315 does ^H6213 it.

33 Wounds ^H5061 and disgrace ^H7036 he will find ^H4672,

And his reproach ^H2781 will not be blotted ^H4229 out ^H4229.

34 For jealousy ^H7068 [fn]enrages ^H2534 a man ^H1397,

And he will not spare ^H2550 in the day ^H3117 of vengeance ^H5359.

35 He will not [fn]accept ^H5375 H6440 any ^H3605 ransom ^H3724,

He will not ^H3808 be ^H14 willing ^H14 though ^H3588 you give ^H7235 many ^H7235 bribes ^H7810.