1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,studyinterlinear
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.studyinterlinear
3Do 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.studyinterlinear
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.studyinterlinear
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.studyinterlinear
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:studyinterlinear
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,studyinterlinear
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.studyinterlinear
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?studyinterlinear
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:studyinterlinear
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.studyinterlinear
12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.studyinterlinear
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;studyinterlinear
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.studyinterlinear
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.studyinterlinear
16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:studyinterlinear
17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,studyinterlinear
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,studyinterlinear
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.studyinterlinear
20My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:studyinterlinear
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.studyinterlinear
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.studyinterlinear
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:studyinterlinear
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.studyinterlinear
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.studyinterlinear
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.studyinterlinear
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?studyinterlinear
28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?studyinterlinear
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.studyinterlinear
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;studyinterlinear
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.studyinterlinear
32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.studyinterlinear
33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.studyinterlinear
34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.studyinterlinear
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.studyinterlinear