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World English Bible

Proverbs 6 (WEBP)

[1] My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
[2] you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
[3] Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
[4] Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
[5] Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
[6] Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
[7] which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
[8] provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
[9] How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
[10] A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—
[11] so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
[12] A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
[13] who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,
[14] in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
[15] Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
[16] There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
[17] arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
[18] a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
[19] a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
[20] My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
[21] Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.
[22] When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
[23] For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
[24] to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
[25] Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
[26] For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
[27] Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
[28] Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
[29] So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
[30] Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
[31] but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
[32] He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
[33] He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.
[34] For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
[35] He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 6 (KJVS)

[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 6:3 Or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend
Proverbs 6:14 Heb. casteth forth
Proverbs 6:16 Heb. of his soul
Proverbs 6:17 Heb. haughty eyes
Proverbs 6:23 Or, candle
Proverbs 6:24 Or, of the strange tongue
Proverbs 6:26 Heb. the woman of a man, or a mans wife
Proverbs 6:32 Heb. heart
Proverbs 6:35 Heb. he will not accept the face of any ransom

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 6 (BYZ)

[1] Υἱέ, () ἐὰν () ἐγγυήσῃ σὸν () φίλον, () παραδώσεις () σὴν () χεῖρα () ἐχθρῷ· ()
[2] παγὶς () γὰρ () ἰσχυρὰ () ἀνδρὶ () τὰ () ἴδια () χείλη, () καὶ () ἁλίσκεται χείλεσιν () ἰδίου () στόματος. ()
[3] Ποίει, () υἱέ, () ἃ () ἐγώ () σοι () ἐντέλλομαι, () καὶ () σῴζου ()—ἥκεις () γὰρ () εἰς () χεῖρας () κακῶν () διὰ () σὸν () φίλον ()—ἴθι μὴ () ἐκλυόμενος, () παρόξυνε () δὲ () καὶ () τὸν () φίλον () σου, () ὃν () ἐνεγυήσω·
[4] μὴ () δῷς () ὕπνον () σοῖς () ὄμμασιν () μηδὲ () ἐπινυστάξῃς σοῖς () βλεφάροις,
[5] ἵνα () σῴζῃ () ὥσπερ () δορκὰς ἐκ () βρόχων () καὶ () ὥσπερ () ὄρνεον () ἐκ () παγίδος. ()
[6] Ἴθι πρὸς () τὸν () μύρμηκα, ὦ () ὀκνηρέ, () καὶ () ζήλωσον () ἰδὼν () τὰς () ὁδοὺς () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () γενοῦ () ἐκείνου () σοφώτερος· ()
[7] ἐκείνῳ () γὰρ () γεωργίου () μὴ () ὑπάρχοντος () μηδὲ () τὸν () ἀναγκάζοντα () ἔχων () μηδὲ () ὑπὸ () δεσπότην () ὢν ()
[8] ἑτοιμάζεται () θέρους () τὴν () τροφὴν () πολλήν () τε () ἐν () τῷ () ἀμήτῳ ποιεῖται () τὴν () παράθεσιν. ἢ () πορεύθητι () πρὸς () τὴν () μέλισσαν καὶ () μάθε () ὡς () ἐργάτις ἐστὶν () τήν () τε () ἐργασίαν () ὡς () σεμνὴν () ποιεῖται, () ἧς () τοὺς () πόνους () βασιλεῖς () καὶ () ἰδιῶται () πρὸς () ὑγίειαν προσφέρονται, () ποθεινὴ δέ () ἐστιν () πᾶσιν () καὶ () ἐπίδοξος· καίπερ () οὖσα () τῇ () ῥώμῃ ἀσθενής, () τὴν () σοφίαν () τιμήσασα () προήχθη. ()
[9] Ἕως () τίνος, () ὀκνηρέ, () κατάκεισαι; () Πότε () δὲ () ἐξ () ὕπνου () ἐγερθήσῃ; ()
[10] Ὀλίγον () μὲν () ὑπνοῖς, ὀλίγον () δὲ () κάθησαι, () μικρὸν () δὲ () νυστάζεις, () ὀλίγον () δὲ () ἐναγκαλίζῃ () χερσὶν () στήθη· ()
[11] εἶτ’ () ἐμπαραγίνεταί σοι () ὥσπερ () κακὸς () ὁδοιπόρος ἡ () πενία καὶ () ἡ () ἔνδεια ὥσπερ () ἀγαθὸς () δρομεύς. ἐὰν () δὲ () ἄοκνος ᾖς, () ἥξει () ὥσπερ () πηγὴ () ὁ () ἀμητός σου, () ἡ () δὲ () ἔνδεια ὥσπερ () κακὸς () δρομεὺς ἀπαυτομολήσει.
[12] Ἀνὴρ () ἄφρων () καὶ () παράνομος πορεύεται () ὁδοὺς () οὐκ () ἀγαθάς· ()
[13] ὁ () δ’ () αὐτὸς () ἐννεύει () ὀφθαλμῷ, () σημαίνει () δὲ () ποδί, () διδάσκει () δὲ () ἐννεύμασιν δακτύλων, ()
[14] διεστραμμένῃ () δὲ () καρδίᾳ () τεκταίνεται κακὰ () ἐν () παντὶ () καιρῷ· () ὁ () τοιοῦτος () ταραχὰς () συνίστησιν () πόλει. ()
[15] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐξαπίνης ἔρχεται () ἡ () ἀπώλεια () αὐτοῦ, () διακοπὴ καὶ () συντριβὴ ἀνίατος.
[16] Ὅτι () χαίρει () πᾶσιν, () οἷς () μισεῖ () ὁ () κύριος, () συντρίβεται () δὲ () δι’ () ἀκαθαρσίαν () ψυχῆς· ()
[17] ὀφθαλμὸς () ὑβριστοῦ, () γλῶσσα () ἄδικος, () χεῖρες () ἐκχέουσαι () αἷμα () δικαίου ()
[18] καὶ () καρδία () τεκταινομένη λογισμοὺς () κακοὺς () καὶ () πόδες () ἐπισπεύδοντες κακοποιεῖν· ()
[19] ἐκκαίει () ψεύδη () μάρτυς () ἄδικος () καὶ () ἐπιπέμπει κρίσεις () ἀνὰ () μέσον () ἀδελφῶν. ()
[20] Υἱέ, () φύλασσε () νόμους () πατρός () σου () καὶ () μὴ () ἀπώσῃ () θεσμοὺς μητρός () σου· ()
[21] ἄφαψαι δὲ () αὐτοὺς () ἐπὶ () σῇ () ψυχῇ () διὰ () παντὸς () καὶ () ἐγκλοίωσαι ἐπὶ () σῷ () τραχήλῳ. ()
[22] Ἡνίκα () ἂν () περιπατῇς, () ἐπάγου () αὐτήν, () καὶ () μετὰ () σοῦ () ἔστω· () ὡς () δ’ () ἂν () καθεύδῃς, () φυλασσέτω () σε, () ἵνα () ἐγειρομένῳ () συλλαλῇ () σοι· ()
[23] ὅτι () λύχνος () ἐντολὴ () νόμου () καὶ () φῶς, () καὶ () ὁδὸς () ζωῆς () ἔλεγχος () καὶ () παιδεία ()
[24] τοῦ () διαφυλάσσειν () σε () ἀπὸ () γυναικὸς () ὑπάνδρου () καὶ () ἀπὸ () διαβολῆς γλώσσης () ἀλλοτρίας. ()
[25] Μή () σε () νικήσῃ () κάλλους ἐπιθυμία, () μηδὲ () ἀγρευθῇς () σοῖς () ὀφθαλμοῖς () μηδὲ () συναρπασθῇς () ἀπὸ () τῶν () αὐτῆς () βλεφάρων·
[26] τιμὴ () γὰρ () πόρνης () ὅση () καὶ () ἑνὸς () ἄρτου, () γυνὴ () δὲ () ἀνδρῶν () τιμίας () ψυχὰς () ἀγρεύει. ()
[27] Ἀποδήσει τις () πῦρ () ἐν () κόλπῳ, () τὰ () δὲ () ἱμάτια () οὐ () κατακαύσει; ()
[28] Ἢ () περιπατήσει () τις () ἐπ’ () ἀνθράκων () πυρός, () τοὺς () δὲ () πόδας () οὐ () κατακαύσει; ()
[29] Οὕτως () ὁ () εἰσελθὼν () πρὸς () γυναῖκα () ὕπανδρον, () οὐκ () ἀθῳωθήσεται οὐδὲ () πᾶς () ὁ () ἁπτόμενος () αὐτῆς. ()
[30] Οὐ () θαυμαστὸν () ἐὰν () ἁλῷ τις () κλέπτων, () κλέπτει () γὰρ () ἵνα () ἐμπλήσῃ () τὴν () ψυχὴν () πεινῶν· ()
[31] ἐὰν () δὲ () ἁλῷ, ἀποτείσει () ἑπταπλάσια καὶ () πάντα () τὰ () ὑπάρχοντα () αὐτοῦ () δοὺς () ῥύσεται () ἑαυτόν. ()
[32] Ὁ () δὲ () μοιχὸς () δι’ () ἔνδειαν φρενῶν () ἀπώλειαν () τῇ () ψυχῇ () αὐτοῦ () περιποιεῖται, ()
[33] ὀδύνας () τε () καὶ () ἀτιμίας () ὑποφέρει, () τὸ () δὲ () ὄνειδος () αὐτοῦ () οὐκ () ἐξαλειφθήσεται () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα. ()
[34] Μεστὸς () γὰρ () ζήλου () θυμὸς () ἀνδρὸς () αὐτῆς· () οὐ () φείσεται () ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () κρίσεως, ()
[35] οὐκ () ἀνταλλάξεται οὐδενὸς () λύτρου () τὴν () ἔχθραν () οὐδὲ () μὴ () διαλυθῇ () πολλῶν () δώρων. ()

Proverbs 6:8 Originally verses 6:8 and 6:8a–c.
Proverbs 6:11 Originally verses 6:11 and 6:11a.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.