Proverbs 5 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Proverbs 6

¹My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,

KJVMy son^H1121, if thou be surety^H6148^(H8804) for thy friend^H7453, if thou hast stricken^H8628^(H8804) thy hand^H3709 with a stranger^H2114^(H8801),

² you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.

KJVThou art snared^H3369^(H8738) with the words^H561 of thy mouth^H6310, thou art taken^H3920^(H8738) with the words^H561 of thy mouth^H6310.

³ Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.

KJVDo^H6213^(H8798) this now^H645, my son^H1121, and deliver^H5337^(H8734) thyself, when thou art come^H935^(H8804) into the hand^H3709 of thy friend^H7453; go^H3212^(H8798), humble^H7511^(H8690) thyself, and make sure^H7292^(H8798) thy friend^H7453.

⁴ Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.

KJVGive^H5414^(H8799) not sleep^H8142 to thine eyes^H5869, nor slumber^H8572 to thine eyelids^H6079.

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

KJVDeliver^H5337^(H8734) thyself as a roe^H6643 from the hand^H3027 of the hunter, and as a bird^H6833 from the hand^H3027 of the fowler^H3353.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

KJVGo^H3212^(H8798) to the ant^H5244, thou sluggard^H6102; consider^H7200^(H8798) her ways^H1870, and be wise^H2449^(H8798):

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

KJVWhich having no guide^H7101, overseer^H7860^(H8802), or ruler^H4910^(H8802),

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

KJVProvideth^H3559^(H8686) her meat^H3899 in the summer^H7019, and gathereth^H103^(H8804) her food^H3978 in the harvest^H7105.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

KJVHow long wilt thou sleep^H7901^(H8799), O sluggard^H6102? when wilt thou arise^H6965^(H8799) out of thy sleep^H8142?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

KJVYet a little^H4592 sleep^H8142, a little^H4592 slumber^H8572, a little^H4592 folding^H2264 of the hands^H3027 to sleep^H7901^(H8800):

¹¹ so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

KJVSo shall thy poverty^H7389 come^H935^(H8804) as one that travelleth^H1980^(H8764), and thy want^H4270 as an armed^H4043 man^H376.

¹² A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

KJVA naughty^H1100 person^H120, a wicked^H205 man^H376, walketh^H1980^(H8802) with a froward^H6143 mouth^H6310.

¹³ who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,

KJVHe winketh^H7169^(H8802) with his eyes^H5869, he speaketh^H4448^(H8802) with his feet^H7272, he teacheth^H3384^(H8688) with his fingers^H676;

¹⁴ in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

KJVFrowardness^H8419 is in his heart^H3820, he deviseth^H2790^(H8802) mischief^H7451 continually^H6256; he soweth^H7971^(H8762) discord^H4066^(H8675)^H4090.

¹⁵ Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.

KJVTherefore shall his calamity^H343 come^H935^(H8799) suddenly^H6597; suddenly^H6621 shall he be broken^H7665^(H8735) without remedy^H4832.

¹⁶ There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

KJVThese six^H8337 things doth the LORD^H3068 hate^H8130^(H8804): yea, seven^H7651 are an abomination^H8441 unto him^H5315:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

KJVA proud^H7311^(H8802) look^H5869, a lying^H8267 tongue^H3956, and hands^H3027 that shed^H8210^(H8802) innocent^H5355 blood^H1818,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

KJVAn heart^H3820 that deviseth^H2790^(H8802) wicked^H205 imaginations^H4284, feet^H7272 that be swift^H4116^(H8764) in running^H7323^(H8800) to mischief^H7451,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

KJVA false^H8267 witness^H5707 that speaketh^H6315^(H8686) lies^H3577, and he that soweth^H7971^(H8764) discord^H4090 among brethren^H251.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

KJVMy son^H1121, keep^H5341^(H8798) thy father's^H1 commandment^H4687, and forsake^H5203^(H8799) not the law^H8451 of thy mother^H517:

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

KJVBind^H7194^(H8798) them continually^H8548 upon thine heart^H3820, and tie^H6029^(H8798) them about thy neck^H1621.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

KJVWhen thou goest^H1980^(H8692), it shall lead^H5148^(H8686) thee; when thou sleepest^H7901^(H8800), it shall keep^H8104^(H8799) thee; and when thou awakest^H6974^(H8689), it shall talk^H7878^(H8799) with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

KJVFor the commandment^H4687 is a lamp^H5216; and the law^H8451 is light^H216; and reproofs^H8433 of instruction^H4148 are the way^H1870 of life^H2416:

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

KJVTo keep^H8104^(H8800) thee from the evil^H7451 woman^H802, from the flattery^H2513 of the tongue^H3956 of a strange woman^H5237.

²⁵ Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

KJVLust^H2530^(H8799) not after her beauty^H3308 in thine heart^H3824; neither let her take^H3947^(H8799) thee with her eyelids^H6079.

²⁶ For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

KJVFor by means of^H1157 a whorish^H2181^(H8802) woman^H802 a man is brought to a piece^H3603 of bread^H3899: and the adulteress^H802^H376 will hunt^H6679^(H8799) for the precious^H3368 life^H5315.

²⁷ Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

KJVCan a man^H376 take^H2846^(H8799) fire^H784 in his bosom^H2436, and his clothes^H899 not be burned^H8313^(H8735)?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

KJVCan one^H376 go^H1980^(H8762) upon hot coals^H1513, and his feet^H7272 not be burned^H3554^(H8735)?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

KJVSo he that goeth in^H935^(H8802) to his neighbour's^H7453 wife^H802; whosoever toucheth^H5060^(H8802) her shall not be innocent^H5352^(H8735).

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

KJVMen do not despise^H936^(H8799) a thief^H1590, if he steal^H1589^(H8799) to satisfy^H4390^(H8763) his soul^H5315 when he is hungry^H7456^(H8799);

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

KJVBut if he be found^H4672^(H8738), he shall restore^H7999^(H8762) sevenfold^H7659; he shall give^H5414^(H8799) all the substance^H1952 of his house^H1004.

³² He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

KJVBut whoso committeth adultery^H5003^(H8802) with a woman^H802 lacketh^H2638 understanding^H3820: he that doeth^H6213^(H8799) it destroyeth^H7843^(H8688) his own soul^H5315.

³³ He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

KJVA wound^H5061 and dishonour^H7036 shall he get^H4672^(H8799); and his reproach^H2781 shall not be wiped away^H4229^(H8735).

³⁴ For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

KJVFor jealousy^H7068 is the rage^H2534 of a man^H1397: therefore he will not spare^H2550^(H8799) in the day^H3117 of vengeance^H5359.

³⁵ He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

KJVHe will not regard^H5375^(H8799)^H6440 any ransom^H3724; neither will he rest content^H14^(H8799), though thou givest many^H7235^(H8686) gifts^H7810.

WEB·Proverbs 5

¹My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,

KJVMy son^H1121, attend^H7181^(H8685) unto my wisdom^H2451, and bow^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241 to my understanding^H8394:

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

KJVThat thou mayest regard^H8104^(H8800) discretion^H4209, and that thy lips^H8193 may keep^H5341^(H8799) knowledge^H1847.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

KJVFor the lips^H8193 of a strange woman^H2114^(H8801) drop^H5197^(H8799) as an honeycomb^H5317, and her mouth^H2441 is smoother^H2509 than oil^H8081:

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

KJVBut her end^H319 is bitter^H4751 as wormwood^H3939, sharp^H2299 as a twoedged^H6310 sword^H2719.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

KJVHer feet^H7272 go down^H3381^(H8802) to death^H4194; her steps^H6806 take hold^H8551^(H8799) on hell^H7585.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

KJVLest thou shouldest ponder^H6424^(H8762) the path^H734 of life^H2416, her ways^H4570 are moveable^H5128^(H8804), that thou canst not know^H3045^(H8799) them.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) me now therefore, O ye children^H1121, and depart^H5493^(H8799) not from the words^H561 of my mouth^H6310.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

KJVRemove^H7368 thy way^H1870 far^H7368^(H8685) from her, and come not nigh^H7126^(H8799) the door^H6607 of her house^H1004:

⁹ lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

KJVLest thou give^H5414^(H8799) thine honour^H1935 unto others^H312, and thy years^H8141 unto the cruel^H394:

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

KJVLest strangers^H2114^(H8801) be filled^H7646^(H8799) with thy wealth^H3581; and thy labours^H6089 be in the house^H1004 of a stranger^H5237;

¹¹ You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,

KJVAnd thou mourn^H5098^(H8804) at the last^H319, when thy flesh^H1320 and thy body^H7607 are consumed^H3615^(H8800),

¹² and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.

KJVAnd say^H559^(H8804), How have I hated^H8130^(H8804) instruction^H4148, and my heart^H3820 despised^H5006^(H8804) reproof^H8433;

¹³ I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!

KJVAnd have not obeyed^H8085^(H8804) the voice^H6963 of my teachers^H3384^(H8688), nor inclined^H5186^(H8689) mine ear^H241 to them that instructed^H3925^(H8764) me!

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

KJVI was almost^H4592 in all evil^H7451 in the midst^H8432 of the congregation^H6951 and assembly^H5712.

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

KJVDrink^H8354^(H8798) waters^H4325 out of thine own cistern^H953, and running waters^H5140^(H8802) out of^H8432 thine own well^H875.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

KJVLet thy fountains^H4599 be dispersed^H6327^(H8799) abroad^H2351, and rivers^H6388 of waters^H4325 in the streets^H7339.

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

KJVLet them be only thine own, and not strangers^H2114^(H8801)' with thee.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

KJVLet thy fountain^H4726 be blessed^H1288^(H8803): and rejoice^H8055^(H8798) with the wife^H802 of thy youth^H5271.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

KJVLet her be as the loving^H158 hind^H365 and pleasant^H2580 roe^H3280; let her breasts^H1717 satisfy^H7301^(H8762) thee at all times^H6256; and be thou ravished^H7686^(H8799) always^H8548 with her love^H160.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

KJVAnd why wilt thou, my son^H1121, be ravished^H7686^(H8799) with a strange woman^H2114^(H8801), and embrace^H2263^(H8762) the bosom^H2436 of a stranger^H5237?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

KJVFor the ways^H1870 of man^H376 are before^H5227 the eyes^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, and he pondereth^H6424^(H8764) all his goings^H4570.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

KJVHis own iniquities^H5771 shall take^H3920^(H8799) the wicked^H7563 himself, and he shall be holden^H8551^(H8735) with the cords^H2256 of his sins^H2403.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

KJVHe shall die^H4191^(H8799) without instruction^H4148; and in the greatness^H7230 of his folly^H200 he shall go astray^H7686^(H8799).

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