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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Save<MH5337> yourself like a gazelle<MH6643b> from <i>the hunter’s</i> hand<MH3027>, <t><p class="indent1">And like a bird<MH6833> from the hand<MH3027> of the fowler<MH3353>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Go<MH1980> to the ant<MH5244>, you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>lazy<MH6102> one<MH6102>, <t><p class="indent1">Observe<MH7200> its ways<MH1870> and be<MH2449> wise<MH2449>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Which<MH834>, having<MH369> no<MH369> chief<MH7101>, <t><p class="indent1">Officer<MH7860>, or ruler<MH4910>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Prepares<MH3559> its food<MH3899> in the summer<MH7019c> <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> gathers<MH103> its provision<MH3978> in<MH103> the harvest<MH7105a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>How<MH4970> long<MH5704> will you lie<MH7901> down<MH7901>, you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>lazy<MH6102> one<MH6102>? <t><p class="indent1">When<MH4970> will you arise<MH6965> from your sleep<MH8142>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“A little<MH4592> sleep<MH8142>, a little<MH4592> slumber<MH8572>, <t><p class="indent1">A little<MH4592> folding<MH2264> of the hands<MH3027> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>rest<MH7901>,” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then your poverty<MH7389> will come<MH935> in<MH935> like a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>drifter<MH1980>, <t><p class="indent1">And your need<MH4270> like <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>an armed<MH4043> man<MH376>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>A worthless<MH1100> person<MH120>, a wicked<MH205> man<MH376>, <t><p class="indent1">Is one who walks<MH1980> with a perverse<MH6143> mouth<MH6310>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Who winks<MH7169> with his eyes<MH5869>, who <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>signals<MH4448b> with his feet<MH7272>, <t><p class="indent1">Who <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>points<MH3384> with his fingers<MH676>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Who, <i>with</i> perversion<MH8419> in his heart<MH3820>, continually<MH3605, 6256> devises<MH2790a> evil<MH7451b>, <t><p class="indent1">Who <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>spreads<MH7971> strife<MH4066>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Therefore<MH5921, 3651> his disaster<MH343> will come<MH935> suddenly<MH6597>; <t><p class="indent1">Instantly<MH6621> he will be broken<MH7665> and there<MH369> will<MH369> be<MH369> no<MH369> healing<MH4832>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>There<MH1992a> are six<MH8337a> things<MH8337a> that the LORD<MH3068> hates<MH8130>, <t><p class="indent1">Seven<MH7651> that are an abomination<MH8441> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>to Him: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Haughty<MH7311> eyes<MH5869>, a lying<MH8267> tongue<MH3956>, <t><p class="indent1">And hands<MH3027> that shed<MH8210> innocent<MH5355a> blood<MH1818>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>A heart<MH3820> that devises<MH2790a> wicked<MH205> plans<MH4284>, <t><p class="indent1">Feet<MH7272> that run<MH7323> rapidly<MH4116> to evil<MH7463a>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>A false<MH8267> witness<MH5707> <i>who</i> declares<MH6315> lies<MH3577>, <t><p class="indent1">And one who <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>spreads<MH7971> strife<MH4090> among<MH996> brothers<MH251>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>My son<MH1121>, comply<MH5341> with<MH5341> the commandment<MH4687> of your father<MH1>, <t><p class="indent1">And do not ignore<MH5203> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>teaching<MH8451> of your mother<MH517>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Bind<MH7194> them continually<MH8548> on your heart<MH3820>; <t><p class="indent1">Tie<MH6029> them around<MH5921> your neck<MH1621>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>When you walk<MH1980>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>they will guide<MH5148> you; <t><p class="indent1">When you sleep<MH7901>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>they will watch<MH8104> over<MH5921> you; <t><p class="indent1">And when you awake<MH7019a>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>they will talk<MH7878> to you. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For the commandment<MH4687> is a lamp<MH5216> and the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>teaching<MH8451> is light<MH216>; <t><p class="indent1">And rebukes<MH8433b> for discipline<MH4148> are the way<MH1870> of life<MH2425b> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>To keep<MH8104> you from the evil<MH7451b> woman<MH802>, <t><p class="indent1">From the smooth<MH2513b> tongue<MH3956> of the foreign<MH5237> woman<MH5237>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Do not desire<MH2530> her beauty<MH3308> in your heart<MH3824>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH408> let her capture<MH3947> you with her eyelids<MH6079>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>For the price<MH1157> of a prostitute<MH802, 2181> <i>reduces one</i> to a loaf<MH3603> of bread<MH3899>, <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>an adulteress<MH802, 376> hunts<MH6679> for a precious<MH3368> life<MH5315>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Can anyone<MH376> take<MH2846> fire<MH784> in his lap<MH2436> <t><p class="indent1">And his clothes<MH899b> not be burned<MH8313>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Or<MH518> can a person<MH376> walk<MH1980> on hot coals<MH1513> <t><p class="indent1">And his feet<MH7272> not be scorched<MH3554>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>So<MH3651> is the one who goes<MH935> in<MH935> to his neighbor’s<MH7453> wife<MH802>; <t><p class="indent1">Whoever<MH3605> touches<MH5060> her will not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>go<MH5352> unpunished<MH5352>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span><i>People</i> do not despise<MH936> a thief<MH1590> if<MH3588> he steals<MH1589> <t><p class="indent1">To satisfy<MH4390> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>himself<MH5315> when<MH3588> he is hungry<MH7456>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>But when he is found<MH4672>, he must repay<MH7999a> seven<MH7659> times<MH7659> <i>as much;</i> <t><p class="indent1">He must give<MH5414> up<MH5414> all<MH3605> the property<MH1952> of his house<MH1004>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>One who commits<MH5003> adultery<MH5003> with a woman<MH802> is lacking<MH2638> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>sense<MH3820>; <t><p class="indent1">He who would destroy<MH7843> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>himself<MH5315> commits<MH6213a> it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He will find<MH4672> wounds<MH5061> and disgrace<MH7036>, <t><p class="indent1">And his shame<MH2781> will not be removed<MH4229a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>For jealousy<MH7068> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[v]</a></span>enrages<MH2534> a man<MH1397>, <t><p class="indent1">And he will not have<MH2550> compassion<MH2550> on the day<MH3117> of vengeance<MH5359>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/6-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>He will not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[w]</a></span>accept<MH5375, 6440> any<MH3605> settlement<MH3724a>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> will he be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[x]</a></span>satisfied<MH14> though<MH3588> you make<MH7235a> <i>it</i> a large<MH7235a> gift<MH7810>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>palm</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>idle one</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>idle one</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>lie down</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>one who moves about</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>a man with a shield</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>scrapes</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>instructs with</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>sends out</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>of His soul</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>sends out</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Or <i>law</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>she</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>she</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>she</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Or <i>law</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>a man’s wife</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Lit <i>be innocent</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>his soul</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Lit <i>heart</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Lit <i>his soul</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[v]</span> <span class="fnverse">34</span> Lit <i>is the rage of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[w]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Lit <i>lift up the face of any</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[x]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Lit <i>willing</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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