| 6:1 | Dangerous PromisesSeven Deadly Sins My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, |
| 6:2 | You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. |
| 6:3 | So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend. |
| 6:4 | Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. |
| 6:5 | Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler. The Folly of Indolence |
| 6:6 | Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, |
| 6:7 | Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, |
| 6:8 | Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. |
| 6:9 | How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? |
| 6:10 | A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep-- |
| 6:11 | So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man. The Wicked Man |
| 6:12 | A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; |
| 6:13 | He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; |
| 6:14 | Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord. |
| 6:15 | Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy. |
| 6:16 | These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: |
| 6:17 | A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, |
| 6:18 | A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, |
| 6:19 | A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. Beware of Adultery |
| 6:20 | My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. |
| 6:21 | Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. |
| 6:22 | When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. |
| 6:23 | For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, |
| 6:24 | To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress. |
| 6:25 | Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids. |
| 6:26 | For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life. |
| 6:27 | Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? |
| 6:28 | Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? |
| 6:29 | So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent. |
| 6:30 | People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. |
| 6:31 | Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house. |
| 6:32 | Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul. |
| 6:33 | Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away. |
| 6:34 | For jealousy is a husband's fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. |
| 6:35 | He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts. |