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Proverbs 6

Parental Counsel

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My son, if you have become  asurety for your neighbor, Have  1given a pledge for a stranger,

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If you have been snared with the words of your mouth, Have been caught with the words of your mouth,

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Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself; Since you have come into the  1hand of your neighbor, Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.

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Give no  asleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;

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Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter's hand And like a  abird from the hand of the fowler.

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Go to the  aant, O  bsluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,

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Which, having  ano chief, Officer or ruler,

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Prepares her food  ain the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.

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How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?

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aA little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to  1rest"--

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 aYour poverty will come in like a  1vagabond And your need like  2an armed man.

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A  aworthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a  bperverse mouth,

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Who  awinks with his eyes, who  1signals with his feet, Who  2points with his fingers;

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Who with  aperversity in his heart continually  bdevises evil, Who  1 cspreads strife.

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Therefore  ahis calamity will come suddenly;  bInstantly he will be broken and there will be  cno healing.

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There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination  1to Him:

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 aHaughty eyes, a  blying tongue, And hands that  cshed innocent blood,

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A heart that devises  awicked plans,  bFeet that run rapidly to evil,

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A  afalse witness who utters lies, And one who  1 bspreads strife among brothers.

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 aMy son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the  1teaching of your mother;

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 aBind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.

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When you  awalk about,  1they will guide you; When you sleep,  1they will watch over you; And when you awake,  1they will talk to you.

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For  athe commandment is a lamp and the  1teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

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To  akeep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the  1adulteress.

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 aDo not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her  beyelids.

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For  aon account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And  1an adulteress  bhunts for the precious life.

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Can a man  1take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?

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Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?

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So is the one who  agoes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her  bwill not  1go unpunished.

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 1Men do not despise a thief if he steals To  asatisfy  2himself when he is hungry;

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But when he is found, he must  arepay sevenfold; He must give all the  1substance of his house.

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The one who commits adultery with a woman is  alacking  1sense; He who would  bdestroy  2himself does it.

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Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.

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For  ajealousy  1enrages a man, And he will not spare in the  bday of vengeance.

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He will not  1accept any ransom, Nor will he be  2satisfied though you give many  3gifts.



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