6:1 My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, {if} thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 
6:1 My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, {if} thou hast struck thy hand with a stranger, 

6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 
6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 

6:3 Do 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. 
6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and plead with thy friend. 

6:4 Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids. 
6:4 Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids. 

6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 
6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 

6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 
6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 

6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 
6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 

6:8 Provideth her provisions in the summer, {and} gathereth her food in the harvest. 
6:8 Provideth her food in the summer, {and} gathereth her food in the harvest. 

6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 
6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 

6:10 {Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 
6:10 {Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 

6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man. 
6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 

6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 
6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, walketh with a perverse mouth. 

6:13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 
6:13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 

6:14 Frowardness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 
6:14 Perverseness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 

6:15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 
6:15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 

6:16 These six {things} doth the LORD hate: yes, seven {are} an abomination to him: 
6:16 These six {things} doth the LORD hate: yea, seven {are} an abomination to him: 

6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. 
6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 

6:18 A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, 
6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, 

6:19 A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. 
6:19 A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. 

6:20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 
6:20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 

6:21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, {and} tie them about thy neck. 
6:21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, {and} tie them about thy neck. 

6:22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 
6:22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 

6:23 For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: 
6:23 For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: 

6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 
6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of an adulteress woman. 

6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 
6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 

6:26 For by means of a lewd woman {a man is brought} to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 
6:26 For by means of an harlot {a man is brought} to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 

6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 
6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 

6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 
6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 

6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 
6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 

6:30 {Men} do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 
6:30 {Men} do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 

6:31 But {if} he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 
6:31 But {if} he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 

6:32 {But} whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he {that} doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 
6:32 {But} whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he {that} doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 

6:33 A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 
6:33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 

6:34 For jealousy {is} the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 
6:34 For jealousy {is} the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 

6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. 
6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.