Proverbs 6:20–35

²⁰ⁱMy son, keep thy father’s commandment,

And ⁱforsake not the law of thy mother:

^21kBind them continually upon thine heart,

And ^ltie them about thy ^mneck.

²²ⁿWhen thou goest, it shall lead thee;

ⁿWhen thou sleepest, it ^oshall keep thee;

And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³For the commandment is ^pa lamp; and the law is ^plight;

And ^ppreproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴To keep thee from the evil woman,

From ^qthe flattery of the tongue of a ^rstrange woman.

^25sLust not after her beauty in thine heart;

Neither let her take thee with ^ther eyelids.

²⁶For ^uby means of a whorish woman a man is brought to ^xa piece of bread:

And the adulteress will ^yhunt for ^zthe precious life.

²⁷Can a man ^atake ^bfire in ^chis bosom,

And his clothes not be burnt?

²⁸Can one ^dgo upon hot coals,

And his feet not be ^dburnt?

²⁹So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife;

Whosoever toucheth her shall not be ^ddinnocent.

³⁰Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

^eTo satisfy his ^eesoul when he is hungry;

³¹But if he ^fbe found, ^fhe shall restore ^gsevenfold;

He shall give all the substance of his house.

³²But whoso committeth adultery with a woman ^hlacketh understanding:

He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³³A wound and dishonour shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴For ⁱjealousy is the rage of a man:

Therefore he will not spare ^kin the day of vengeance.

³⁵He will not regard any ransom;

Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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