Proverbs Chapter 6:

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Verses from Proverbs, Chapter 6 of the book of Proverbs of the Bible.

Proverbs - Old Testament — Proverbs – Old Testament

Warning against madness

1. My son, if you have undertaken to be a guarantor for someone, committed yourself to guaranteeing a stranger's debt,
2. and now he is trapped by the words he spoke, becoming entangled in his own promises,
3. So, my son, humble yourself before your neighbor, persevere and insist, don't give up until you resolve the issue.
4. Do not give up your sleep to rest, nor allow laziness to overcome you.
5. Flee as a gazelle flees from the hunter, and as a bird escapes from the trap that holds it.
6. Learn from the ant, O sluggard, observe his ways and acquire wisdom!
7. Despite not having a leader to guide her, nor a supervisor or ruler,
8. She prepares herself during the summer and at harvest time gathers her food.
9. How long will you continue sleeping, oh lazy one? When will you finally wake up from your sleep?
10. A little sleep, a little nap, a little folding your arms to rest,
11. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want will attack you like an armed man.
12. The heart of the wicked is lacking in character, and his lips constantly plot evil.
13. Speaks in a disguised way, blinks his eyes, shuffles his feet and makes signs with his fingers.
14. Your mind is always scheming evil, sowing discord wherever it goes.
15. But his ruin will come suddenly; will be irreversibly destroyed.
16. There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that he considers abominable:
17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18. mind that plans evil, feet that rush to do evil,
19. false witness who spreads lies and sows discord between brothers.

Warning against adultery

20. Listen, my son, to your father's commandments, do not abandon your mother's teaching.
21. Engrave them on your heart, tie them around your neck.
22. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will be with you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.
23. For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is a light; the corrections of discipline are the path to life,
24. protecting him from the immoral woman, and from the flattery of the frivolous woman.
25. Don't be seduced by her beauty, nor be carried away by her looks.
26. For the prostitute demands a piece of bread, but the adulteress seeks the man's life.
27. Can someone set fire to their chest without burning their clothes?
28. Or walk on hot coals without burning your feet?
29. So it is with anyone who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; Anyone who touches this fire will not go unpunished.
30. A thief is not despised if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
31. However, if he is caught, he will pay seven times as much; You will have to hand over all your household goods.
32. But the man who commits adultery has no sense; It is destroying itself.
33. He will suffer injuries and shame, and his dishonor will never be erased.
34. Jealousy enrages the husband, and he will show no mercy in taking revenge.
35. No compensation will calm you; no gift will appease him.