Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
My son, if thou
art
become
surety
for thy
neighbor, If thou
hast
stricken
thy
hands for
a stranger ;
My son, if you
have
put
up
security
for your
neighbor, if you
have
struck
hands in
pledge
with
a stranger ,
Thou
art
snared
with
the words of thy
mouth
, Thou
art
taken
with
the words of thy
mouth .
if
you
have
been
trapped
by
the words of your
lips
, ensnared
by
the words of your
mouth ,
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 ;
then
do this, my son, to
free
yourself
, for
you
have
fallen
into your
neighbor’s
hands
: Go, humble yourself
, and press
your
plea
with
your
neighbor .
Give
not
sleep to thine
eyes ,
Nor
slumber to thine
eyelids ;
Allow
no
sleep to your
eyes or
slumber to your
eyelids .
Deliver
thyself
as
a roe
from the hand `
of the hunter '
, And
as
a bird from the hand
of the fowler.
Free
yourself,
like
a gazelle
from the hand of the hunter, like
a bird from the snare
of the fowler.
Go
to
the ant, thou
sluggard
; Consider
her
ways ,
and be
wise :
Walk
in
the manner
of
the
ant, O
slacker
; observe
its
ways and become
wise .
Which
having
no
chief
, Overseer ,
or ruler,
Without
a
commander
, without
an
overseer or ruler,
Provideth
her
bread
in the
summer ,
And
gathereth
her
food in
the
harvest.
it
prepares
its
provisions
in summer ;
it
gathers
its
food at
harvest.
How long wilt
thou
sleep
, O sluggard
? When wilt
thou
arise
out
of
thy
sleep?
How long will
you
lie
there
, O slacker
? When will
you
get
up
from
your
sleep?
`Yet'
a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
So
shall
thy
poverty come as
a robber, And thy
want
as
an
armed
man
.
and
poverty will
come upon
you
like
a robber, and need
like
a
bandit
.
A worthless person, a man of
iniquity
, Is
he
that
walketh
with a perverse mouth ;
A worthless person, a wicked
man, walks
with a perverse mouth ,
That
winketh
with
his eyes, that
speaketh
with his feet, That
maketh
signs
with his fingers ;
winking
his eyes, speaking
with his feet, and
pointing
with his fingers .
In whose
heart is
perverseness,
Who
deviseth
evil continually ,
Who
soweth
discord.
With
deceit
in his
heart he
devises
evil ;
he
continually sows
discord.
Therefore shall
his
calamity come suddenly; On
a
sudden
shall
he be broken,
and
that
without
remedy
.
Therefore calamity will
come upon
him
suddenly; in
an
instant
he will
be shattered
beyond
recovery
.
There are six things which
Jehovah
hateth;
Yea
, seven which
are an
abomination
unto
him:
There are six things that
the
LORD
hates
, seven that
are detestable
to
Him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And
hands that shed innocent blood ;
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood ,
A heart that deviseth
wicked purposes
, Feet that are
swift
in
running
to mischief
,
a heart that devises
wicked schemes
, feet that run
swiftly
to evil
,
A false witness that
uttereth
lies
, And he
that
soweth
discord among brethren
.
a false witness who
gives
false
testimony
, and one
who
stirs
up
discord among brothers
.
My son, keep the
commandment of
thy
father
, And forsake
not the
law
of
thy
mother:
My son, keep your
father’s
commandment, and do
not forsake
your
mother’s
teaching.
Bind them continually
upon thy
heart; Tie them about
thy
neck.
Bind them always
upon your
heart; tie them around
your
neck.
When thou
walkest
, it
shall
lead
thee
; When thou
sleepest
, it
shall
watch over thee
; And
when thou
awakest
, it
shall
talk
with
thee
.
When you
walk
, they
will
guide
you
; when you
lie
down
, they
will
watch over you
; when you
awake
, they
will
speak
to
you
.
For the
commandment is a lamp ;
and
the
law
is light ;
And reproofs of instruction
are the way of
life :
For this
commandment is a lamp ,
this
teaching
is a
light ,
and the
reproofs of discipline
are the way to
life ,
To keep thee
from the evil woman, From the flattery
of the foreigner's
tongue
.
to keep you
from the evil woman, from the smooth
tongue
of the adulteress
.
Lust
not after
her
beauty
in thy
heart ;
Neither
let her take
thee
with her eyelids
.
Do
not lust
in your
heart for
her
beauty
or
let her captivate
you
with her eyes
.
For on
account
of a
harlot
`a
man
is brought'
to
a
piece
of
bread;
And the adulteress hunteth
for
the
precious
life.
For the
levy
of the
prostitute
is poverty,
and the adulteress preys
upon
your
very
life.
Can a man take
fire in
his
bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
Can a man embrace
fire and his clothes not be burned?
Or
can one
walk upon
hot coals ,
And
his feet not
be
scorched
?
Can a
man
walk on
hot coals without
scorching
his feet?
So he that
goeth
in
to
his
neighbor's
wife; Whosoever
toucheth
her shall
not
be
unpunished.
So is
he who
sleeps
with
another
man’s
wife; no
one
who
touches
her will
go
unpunished.
Men do not despise a
thief ,
if he steal
To satisfy himself
when
he
is
hungry:
Men do not despise the
thief if he steals
to satisfy his
hunger.
But
if he
be
found
, he shall
restore
sevenfold; He shall
give all the substance
of his house.
Yet
if caught
, he must
pay
sevenfold; he must
give up
all the wealth
of his house.
He that
committeth
adultery
with
a
woman
is
void
of
understanding:
He
doeth
it
who would
destroy
his
own
soul
.
He who commits
adultery
lacks
judgment;
whoever
does
so
destroys
himself
.
Wounds and dishonor shall
he
get;
And his reproach shall
not
be wiped away.
Wounds and dishonor will
befall
him,
and his reproach will
never
be wiped away.
For jealousy is
the
rage
of
a man;
And he will not
spare
in the day of vengeance.
For jealousy enrages
a husband,
and he will show
no
mercy
in the day of vengeance.
He will not regard
any ransom ;
Neither
will
he
rest
content
, though
thou
givest
many
gifts.
He will not be
appeased
by
any ransom, or
persuaded
by
lavish
gifts.
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