6:1 My child, if you co-sign a loan for a friend or guarantee the debt of someone you hardly know--
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 1 , My child, if you co-sign a loan for a friend or guarantee the debt of someone you hardly know--
6:2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said--
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 2 , if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said--
6:3 quick, get out of it if you possibly can! You have placed yourself at your friend's mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 3 , quick, get out of it if you possibly can! You have placed yourself at your friend's mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased.
6:4 Don't put it off. Do it now! Don't rest until you do.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 4 , Don't put it off. Do it now! Don't rest until you do.
6:5 Save yourself like a deer escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 5 , Save yourself like a deer escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.
6:6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and be wise!
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 6 , Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and be wise!
6:7 Even though they have no prince, governor, or ruler to make them work,
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 7 , Even though they have no prince, governor, or ruler to make them work,
6:8 they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 8 , they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.
6:9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? I want you to learn this lesson:
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 9 , But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? I want you to learn this lesson:
6:10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 10 , A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
6:11 and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 11 , and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
6:12 Here is a description of worthless and wicked people: They are constant liars,
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 12 , Here is a description of worthless and wicked people: They are constant liars,
6:13 signaling their true intentions to their friends by making signs with their eyes and feet and fingers.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 13 , signaling their true intentions to their friends by making signs with their eyes and feet and fingers.
6:14 Their perverted hearts plot evil. They stir up trouble constantly.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 14 , Their perverted hearts plot evil. They stir up trouble constantly.
6:15 But they will be destroyed suddenly, broken beyond all hope of healing.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 15 , But they will be destroyed suddenly, broken beyond all hope of healing.
6:16 There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests:
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 16 , There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests:
6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 17 , haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
6:18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 18 , a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,
6:19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord among brothers.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 19 , a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord among brothers.
6:20 My son, obey your father's commands, and don't neglect your mother's teaching.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 20 , My son, obey your father's commands, and don't neglect your mother's teaching.
6:21 Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 21 , Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck.
6:22 Wherever you walk, their counsel can lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up in the morning, they will advise you.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 22 , Wherever you walk, their counsel can lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up in the morning, they will advise you.
6:23 For these commands and this teaching are a lamp to light the way ahead of you. The correction of discipline is the way to life.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 23 , For these commands and this teaching are a lamp to light the way ahead of you. The correction of discipline is the way to life.
6:24 These commands and this teaching will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of an adulterous woman.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 24 , These commands and this teaching will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of an adulterous woman.
6:25 Don't lust for her beauty. Don't let her coyness seduce you.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 25 , Don't lust for her beauty. Don't let her coyness seduce you.
6:26 For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, and sleeping with another man's wife may cost you your very life.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 26 , For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, and sleeping with another man's wife may cost you your very life.
6:27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap and not be burned?
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 27 , Can a man scoop fire into his lap and not be burned?
6:28 Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet?
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 28 , Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet?
6:29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man's wife. He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 29 , So it is with the man who sleeps with another man's wife. He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
6:30 Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 30 , Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.
6:31 But if he is caught, he will be fined seven times as much as he stole, even if it means selling everything in his house to pay it back.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 31 , But if he is caught, he will be fined seven times as much as he stole, even if it means selling everything in his house to pay it back.
6:32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys his own soul.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 32 , But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys his own soul.
6:33 Wounds and constant disgrace are his lot. His shame will never be erased.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 33 , Wounds and constant disgrace are his lot. His shame will never be erased.
6:34 For the woman's husband will be furious in his jealousy, and he will have no mercy in his day of vengeance.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 34 , For the woman's husband will be furious in his jealousy, and he will have no mercy in his day of vengeance.
6:35 There is no compensation or bribe that will satisfy him.
The NLT Book of Proverbs , Chapter 6 , Verse 35 , There is no compensation or bribe that will satisfy him.
