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.

1My sonne, if thou bee surety for thy friend, it thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the wordes of thy mouth.

3Doe this now, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend: goe, humble thy selfe, and make sure thy friend.

4Giue not sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

5Deliuer thy selfe as a Roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6 Goe to the Ant, thou sluggard, consider her wayes, and be wise.

7Which hauing no guide, ouerseer, or ruler,

8Prouideth her meat in the Summer, and gathereth her food in the haruest.

9How long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?

10Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleepe.

11So shall thy pouertie come as one that trauaileth, and thy want as an armed man.

12 A naughtie person, a wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.

13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feete, hee teacheth with his fingers.

14Frowardnesse is in his heart, he deuiseth mischiefe continually, he soweth discord.

15Therefore shall his calamitie come suddenly; suddenly shall hee be broken without remedie.

16 These sixe things doeth the Lord hate; yea seuen are an abomination vnto him:

17A proude looke, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood:

18An heart that deuiseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischiefe:

19A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren.

20 My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

21Binde them continually vpon thine heart, and tie them about thy necke.

22When thou goest, it shall leade thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keepe thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talke with thee.

23For the Commandement is a lampe, and the Lawe is light: and reproofes of instruction are the way of life:

24To keepe thee from the euill woman, from the flatterie of the tongue of a strange woman.

25Lust not after her beautie in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

26For by meanes of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteresse will hunt for the precious life.

27Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?

28Can one goe vpon hote coales, and his feete not be burnt?

29So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife; whosoeuer toucheth her, shall not be innocent.

30Men doe not despise a thiefe, if he steale to satisfie his soule, when hee is hungry:

31But if he be found, he shall restore seuenfold, he shall giue all the substance of his house.

32But who so committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: hee that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.

33A wound and dishonour shall he get, and his reproch shall not be wiped away.

34For iealousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35He will not regard any ransome; neither will hee rest content, though thou giuest many giftes.

I == Prov 11:15 ; 17:18 ; 20:16 ; 22:26 ; 27:13

 

 

 

IV == Ps 132:4

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == Jobg 12:7

 

 

IX == Prov 24:33-34

 

XI == Prov 10:4 ; 13:4 ; 20:4

 

 

XIII == JOb 15:12 ; Ps 35:19 ; Prov 10:10

XIV == Prov 6:19 ; Mic 2:1

XV == 2nd Chr 36:16 ; Jer 19:11

 

 

XVII == Ps 18:24 ; 101:5 ; 120:2-3 ; Isa 1:15

XVIII == Gen 6:5 ; Isa 59:7 ; Rom 3:15 XIX == Ps 27:12 ; Prov 6:14 ; 19:5 , 9

 

XX == Prov 1:8 ; Eph 6:1

XXI == Prov 3:3 ; 7:3

XXII == Prov 2:11 ; 3:23-24

 

XXIII == Ps 19:8 ; 119:105

 

XXIV == Prov 2:16 ; 5:3 ; 7:5

XXV == Matt 5:28

XXVI == Gen 39:14 ; Prov 29:3 ; Ezek 13:18

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXI == Ex 22:1 , 4

 

XXXII == Prov 7:7

 

 

1 My son, if you have become surety to your neighbor, given your hand in pledge to another,

2 You have been snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth;

3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's power: Go, hurry, stir up your neighbor!

4 Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids;

5 Free yourself as a gazelle from the snare, or as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, study her ways and learn wisdom;

7 For though she has no chief, no commander or ruler,

8 She procures her food in the summer, stores up her provisions in the harvest.

9 How long, O sluggard, will you rest? when will you rise from your sleep?

10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest - 

11 Then will poverty come upon you like a highway man, and want like an armed man.

12 A scoundrel, a villain, is he who deals in crooked talk.

13 He winks his eyes, shuffles his feet, makes signs with his fingers;

14 He has perversity in his heart, is always plotting evil, sows discord.

15 Therefore suddenly ruin comes upon him; in an instant he is crushed beyond cure.

16 There are six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to him;

17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

18 A heart that plots wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

19 The false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

20 Observe, my son, your father's bidding, and reject not your mother's teaching;

21 Keep them fastened over your heart always, put them around your neck;

23 For the bidding is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs of discipline;

24 To keep you from your neighbor's wife, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

25 Lust not in your heart after her beauty, let her not captivate you with her glance!

26 For the price of a loose woman may be scarcely a loaf of bread, But if she is married, she is a trap for your precious life.

27 Can a man take fire to his bosom, and his garments not burned?

28 Or can a man walk on live coals, and his feet not be scorched?

29 So with him who goes in to his neighbor's wife - none who touches her shall go unpunished.

30 Men despise not the thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry;

31 Yet if he be caught he must pay back sevenfold; all the wealth of his house he may yield up.

32 But he who commits adultery is a fool; he who would destroy himself does it.

33 A degrading beating will he get, and his disgrace will not be wiped away;

34 For vindictive is the husband's wrath, he will have no pity on the day of vengeance;

35 He will not consider any restitution, nor be satisfied with the greatest gifts.

v 1-5 Warn against foolish financial entanglements, co-signing notes.

 

 

 

 

 

v 6-11 Speak against laziness, using the ant as an example, v 6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 12-19. A worthless scoundrel uses body language to deceive people. The Lord lists seven things that are an abomination in a worthless person, 16-18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 20-35. Parents give warning to their children about immorality, here especially to sons concerning the need to strictly avoid an adulterous woman. In v 30 and 31, a thief must pay multiple restitution even if he steals food, but no restitution can be paid that will satisfy a man robbed of his wife.