Proverbs:6 Parallel Bible - KJV ASV |
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| Proverbs 6:1 | My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, | My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; |
| Proverbs 6:2 | Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. | Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. |
| Proverbs 6:3 | Do this now, my son, deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. | 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; |
| Proverbs 6:4 | Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. | Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids; |
| Proverbs 6:5 | Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. | Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], 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, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: |
| Proverbs 6:7 | Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, | Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, |
| Proverbs 6:8 | Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. | Provideth her bread 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 wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? |
| Proverbs 6:10 | Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: | [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: |
| Proverbs 6:11 | So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. | So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. |
| Proverbs 6:12 | A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. | A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth; |
| Proverbs 6:13 | He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; | That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers; |
| Proverbs 6:14 | Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. | In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord. |
| Proverbs 6:15 | Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. | Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy. |
| Proverbs 6:16 | These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: | There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: |
| Proverbs 6:17 | A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, | Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood; |
| Proverbs 6:18 | An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, | A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, |
| Proverbs 6:19 | A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. | A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren. |
| Proverbs 6:20 | My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: | My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: |
| Proverbs 6:21 | Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. | Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck. |
| Proverbs 6:22 | When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. | When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. |
| 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 commandment is a lamp; and the law is 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 tongue of a strange woman. | To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue. |
| Proverbs 6:25 | Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. | Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. |
| Proverbs 6:26 | 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. | For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. |
| Proverbs 6:27 | Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? | Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? |
| Proverbs 6:28 | Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? | Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? |
| Proverbs 6:29 | So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. | So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished. |
| Proverbs 6:30 | Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; | Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry: |
| Proverbs 6:31 | But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. | But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house. |
| Proverbs 6:32 | But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. | He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul. |
| Proverbs 6:33 | A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. | Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away. |
| Proverbs 6:34 | For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. | For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance. |
| Proverbs 6:35 | He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. | He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. |
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