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| Proverbs 6:1 | My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; | My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another, | My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, If you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; | My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger. |
| Proverbs 6:2 | Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. | You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you. | You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth. | Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words. |
| Proverbs 6:3 | Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor; | Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour. | Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, Seeing you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor. | Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend: |
| Proverbs 6:4 | Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids; | Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them; | Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. | Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber. |
| Proverbs 6:5 | Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler. | Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her. | Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, Like a bird from the snare of the fowler. | Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. |
| Proverbs 6:6 | Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: | Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise: | Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; | Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom: |
| Proverbs 6:7 | Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, | Having no chief, overseer, or ruler, | Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, | Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain, |
| Proverbs 6:8 | Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest. | She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting. | Provides her bread in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. | Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. |
| Proverbs 6:9 | How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? | How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep? | How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? | How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep? |
| Proverbs 6:10 | [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: | A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: | A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: | Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep: |
| Proverbs 6:11 | So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. | Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man | So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man. | And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee. |
| Proverbs 6:12 | A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth; | A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words; | A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he who walks with a perverse mouth; | A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth, |
| Proverbs 6:13 | That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers; | Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers; | Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who motions with his fingers; | He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger. |
| Proverbs 6:14 | In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord. | His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts. | In whose heart is perverseness, Who devises evil continually, Who always sows discord. | With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord. |
| Proverbs 6:15 | Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy. | For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him. | Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy. | To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy. |
| Proverbs 6:16 | There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: | Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him: | There are six things which Yahweh hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him: | Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth: |
| Proverbs 6:17 | Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood; | Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause; | Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood; | Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, |
| Proverbs 6:18 | A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, | A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin; | A heart that devises wicked schemes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, | A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief, |
| Proverbs 6:19 | A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren. | A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers. | A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers. | A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. |
| Proverbs 6:20 | My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: | My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother: | My son, keep your father's commandment, And don't forsake your mother's teaching. | My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. |
| Proverbs 6:21 | Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck. | Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck. | Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck. | Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck. |
| Proverbs 6:22 | When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. | In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you. | When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you. | When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them. |
| Proverbs 6:23 | For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life: | For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life. | For the commandment is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, | Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: |
| Proverbs 6:24 | To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue. | They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman. | To keep you from the immoral woman, From the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue. | That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger. |
| Proverbs 6:25 | Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. | Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner. | Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, Neither let her captivate you with her eyelids. | Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks: |
| Proverbs 6:26 | For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. | For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life. | For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life. | For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man. |
| Proverbs 6:27 | Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? | May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing? | Can a man scoop fire into his lap, And his clothes not be burned? | Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn? |
| Proverbs 6:28 | Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? | Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned? | Or can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? | Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt? |
| Proverbs 6:29 | So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished. | So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment. | So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished. | So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her. |
| Proverbs 6:30 | Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry: | Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it: | Men don't despise a thief, If he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry: | The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul: |
| Proverbs 6:31 | But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house. | But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house. | But if he be found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house. | And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house. |
| Proverbs 6:32 | He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul. | He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul. | He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul. | But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul: |
| Proverbs 6:33 | Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away. | Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away. | He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away. | He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out: |
| Proverbs 6:34 | For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance. | For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy. | For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won't spare in the day of vengeance. | Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge, |
| Proverbs 6:35 | He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. | He will not take any payment; and he will not make peace with you though your money offerings are increased. | He won't regard any ransom, Neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts. | Nor will he yield to any man's prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts. |
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