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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] υιε εαν εγγυηση σον φιλον παραδωσεις σην χειρα εχθρω
[2] παγις γαρ ισχυρα ανδρι τα ιδια χειλη και αλισκεται χειλεσιν ιδιου στοματος
[3] ποιει υιε α εγω σοι εντελλομαι και σωζου ηκεις γαρ εις χειρας κακων δια σον φιλον ιθι μη εκλυομενος παροξυνε δε και τον φιλον σου ον ενεγυησω
[4] μη δως υπνον σοις ομμασιν μηδε επινυσταξης σοις βλεφαροις
[5] ινα σωζη ωσπερ δορκας εκ βροχων και ωσπερ ορνεον εκ παγιδος
[6] ιθι προς τον μυρμηκα ω οκνηρε και ζηλωσον ιδων τας οδους αυτου και γενου εκεινου σοφωτερος
[7] εκεινω γαρ γεωργιου μη υπαρχοντος μηδε τον αναγκαζοντα εχων μηδε υπο δεσποτην ων
[8] ετοιμαζεται θερους την τροφην πολλην τε εν τω αμητω ποιειται την παραθεσιν (6:8Α) η πορευθητι προς την μελισσαν και μαθε ως εργατις εστιν την τε εργασιαν ως σεμνην ποιειται (6:8Β) ης τους πονους βασιλεις και ιδιωται προς υγιειαν προσφερονται ποθεινη δε εστιν πασιν και επιδοξος (6:8Χ) καιπερ ουσα τη ρωμη ασθενης την σοφιαν τιμησασα προηχθη
[9] εως τινος οκνηρε κατακεισαι ποτε δε εξ υπνου εγερθηση
[10] ολιγον μεν υπνοις ολιγον δε καθησαι μικρον δε νυσταζεις ολιγον δε εναγκαλιζη χερσιν στηθη
[11] ειτ εμπαραγινεται σοι ωσπερ κακος οδοιπορος η πενια και η ενδεια ωσπερ αγαθος δρομευς (6:11Α) εαν δε αοκνος ης ηξει ωσπερ πηγη ο αμητος σου η δε ενδεια ωσπερ κακος δρομευς απαυτομολησει
[12] ανηρ αφρων και παρανομος πορευεται οδους ουκ αγαθας
[13] ο δ αυτος εννευει οφθαλμω σημαινει δε ποδι διδασκει δε εννευμασιν δακτυλων
[14] διεστραμμενη δε καρδια τεκταινεται κακα εν παντι καιρω ο τοιουτος ταραχας συνιστησιν πολει
[15] δια τουτο εξαπινης ερχεται η απωλεια αυτου διακοπη και συντριβη ανιατος
[16] οτι χαιρει πασιν οις μισει ο κυριος συντριβεται δε δι ακαθαρσιαν ψυχης
[17] οφθαλμος υβριστου γλωσσα αδικος χειρες εκχεουσαι αιμα δικαιου
[18] και καρδια τεκταινομενη λογισμους κακους και ποδες επισπευδοντες κακοποιειν
[19] εκκαιει ψευδη μαρτυς αδικος και επιπεμπει κρισεις ανα μεσον αδελφων
[20] υιε φυλασσε νομους πατρος σου και μη απωση θεσμους μητρος σου
[21] αφαψαι δε αυτους επι ση ψυχη δια παντος και εγκλοιωσαι επι σω τραχηλω
[22] ηνικα αν περιπατης επαγου αυτην και μετα σου εστω ως δ αν καθευδης φυλασσετω σε ινα εγειρομενω συλλαλη σοι
[23] οτι λυχνος εντολη νομου και φως και οδος ζωης ελεγχος και παιδεια
[24] του διαφυλασσειν σε απο γυναικος υπανδρου και απο διαβολης γλωσσης αλλοτριας
[25] μη σε νικηση καλλους επιθυμια μηδε αγρευθης σοις οφθαλμοις μηδε συναρπασθης απο των αυτης βλεφαρων
[26] τιμη γαρ πορνης οση και ενος αρτου γυνη δε ανδρων τιμιας ψυχας αγρευει
[27] αποδησει τις πυρ εν κολπω τα δε ιματια ου κατακαυσει
[28] η περιπατησει τις επ ανθρακων πυρος τους δε ποδας ου κατακαυσει
[29] ουτως ο εισελθων προς γυναικα υπανδρον ουκ αθωωθησεται ουδε πας ο απτομενος αυτης
[30] ου θαυμαστον εαν αλω τις κλεπτων κλεπτει γαρ ινα εμπληση την ψυχην πεινων
[31] εαν δε αλω αποτεισει επταπλασια και παντα τα υπαρχοντα αυτου δους ρυσεται εαυτον
[32] ο δε μοιχος δι ενδειαν φρενων απωλειαν τη ψυχη αυτου περιποιειται
[33] οδυνας τε και ατιμιας υποφερει το δε ονειδος αυτου ουκ εξαλειφθησεται εις τον αιωνα
[34] μεστος γαρ ζηλου θυμος ανδρος αυτης ου φεισεται εν ημερα κρισεως
[35] ουκ ανταλλαξεται ουδενος λυτρου την εχθραν ουδε μη διαλυθη πολλων δωρων

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.