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Proverbs 6:6-30
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 6
6
Go to the ant, you lazy one,
Observe its ways and be wise,
7
Which, having no chief,
Officer, or ruler,
8
Prepares its food in the summer
And
gathers its provision in the harvest.
9
How long will you lie down, you lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10
'A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,'
11
Then your poverty will come in like a drifter,
And your need like an armed man.
12
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a perverse mouth,
13
Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
Who points with his fingers;
14
Who,
with
perversion in his heart, continually devises evil,
Who spreads strife.
15
Therefore his disaster will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.
16
There are six things that the
Lord
hates,
Seven that are an abomination to Him:
17
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
18
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
19
A false witness
who
declares lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
20
My son, comply with the commandment of your father,
And do not ignore the teaching of your mother;
21
Bind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22
When you walk, they will guide you;
When you sleep, they will watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.
23
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light;
And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
24
To keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.
25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
26
For the price of a prostitute
reduces one
to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for a precious life.
27
Can anyone take fire in his lap
And his clothes not be burned?
28
Or can a person walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
29
So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
30
People
do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
King James Version
Chapter 6
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;
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 6
6
Go to the ant, you slacker!
Observe its ways and become wise.
7
Without leader, administrator, or ruler,
8
it prepares its provisions in summer;
it gathers its food during harvest.
9
How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
11
and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.
12
A worthless person, a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,
13
winking his eyes, signaling with his feet,
and gesturing with his fingers.
14
He always plots evil with perversity in his heart;
he stirs up trouble.
15
Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly;
he will be shattered instantly, beyond recovery.
16
The
Lord
hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to him:
17
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18
a heart that plots wicked schemes,
feet eager to run to evil,
19
a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
20
My son, keep your father’s command,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.
21
Always bind them to your heart;
tie them around your neck.
22
When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.
23
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,
and corrective discipline is the way to life.
24
They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a wayward woman.
25
Don’t lust in your heart for her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyelashes.
26
For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,
but the wife of another man goes after a precious life.
27
Can a man embrace fire
and his clothes not be burned?
28
Can a man walk on burning coals
without scorching his feet?
29
So it is with the one who sleeps with
another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30
People don’t despise the thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
New Living Translation
Chapter 6
6
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
Learn from their ways and become wise!
7
Though they have no prince
or governor or ruler to make them work,
8
they labor hard all summer,
gathering food for the winter.
9
But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
When will you wake up?
10
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
11
then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
12
What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,
13
signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
14
Their perverted hearts plot evil,
and they constantly stir up trouble.
15
But they will be destroyed suddenly,
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
16
There are six things the
Lord
hates —
no, seven things he detests:
17
haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill the innocent,
18
a heart that plots evil,
feet that race to do wrong,
19
a false witness who pours out lies,
a person who sows discord in a family.
20
My son, obey your father’s commands,
and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
21
Keep their words always in your heart.
Tie them around your neck.
22
When you walk, their counsel will lead you.
When you sleep, they will protect you.
When you wake up, they will advise you.
23
For their command is a lamp
and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
is the way to life.
24
It will keep you from the immoral woman,
from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
25
Don’t lust for her beauty.
Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.
26
For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,
but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.
27
Can a man scoop a flame into his lap
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
28
Can he walk on hot coals
and not blister his feet?
29
So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.
He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
30
Excuses might be found for a thief
who steals because he is starving.
English Standard Version
Chapter 6
6
Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
7
Without having any chief,
officer, or ruler,
8
she prepares her bread in summer
and gathers her food in harvest.
9
How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11
and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
12
A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with crooked speech,
13
winks with his eyes, signals with his feet,
points with his finger,
14
with perverted heart devises evil,
continually sowing discord;
15
therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
16
There are six things that the
Lord
hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17
haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19
a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
20
My son, keep your father 's commandment,
and forsake not your mother 's teaching.
21
Bind them on your heart always;
tie them around your neck.
22
When you walk, they will lead you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
and when you awake, they will talk with you.
23
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
24
to preserve you from the evil woman,
from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
26
for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread,
but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
27
Can a man carry fire next to his chest
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;
none who touches her will go unpunished.
30
People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
New International Version
Chapter 6
6
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
7
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
8
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
9
How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11
and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
12
A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13
who winks maliciously with his eye,
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,
14
who plots evil with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up conflict.
15
Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;
he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
16
There are six things the
Lord
hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
17
haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18
a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19
a false witness who pours out lies
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
20
My son, keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21
Bind them always on your heart;
fasten them around your neck.
22
When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
23
For this command is a lamp,
this teaching is a light,
and correction and instruction
are the way to life,
24
keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.
25
Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26
For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
27
Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
28
Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?
29
So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30
People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
New King James Version
Chapter 6
6
Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
7
Which, having no captain,
Overseer or ruler,
8
Provides her supplies in the summer,
And
gathers her food in the harvest.
9
How long will you slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10
A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
11
So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
12
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
13
He winks with his eyes,
He shuffles his feet,
He points with his fingers;
14
Perversity
is
in his heart,
He devises evil continually,
He sows discord.
15
Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
16
These six
things
the
Lord
hates,
Yes, seven
are
an abomination to Him:
17
A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19
A false witness
who
speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.
20
My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
21
Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22
When you roam, they will lead you;
When you sleep, they will keep you;
And
when
you awake, they will speak with you.
23
For the commandment
is
a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction
are
the way of life,
24
To keep you from the evil woman,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
25
Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
26
For by means of a harlot
A man is reduced
to a crust of bread;
And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
27
Can a man take fire to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28
Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?
29
So
is
he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
30
People
do not despise a thief
If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
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