Proverbs 6 - New International Version (NIV)
Autor: Carlos Faria | Publicado: 2017-02-06T05:34:00-02:00





Warnings Against Folly


6&nbsp;My son,&nbsp;if you have put up security&nbsp;for your neighbor,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if you have shaken hands in pledge&nbsp;for a stranger,
2&nbsp;you have been trapped by what you said,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3&nbsp;So do this, my son, to free yourself,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Go—to the point of exhaustion—[a]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and give your neighbor no rest!
4&nbsp;Allow no sleep to your eyes,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no slumber to your eyelids.
5&nbsp;Free yourself, like a gazelle&nbsp;from the hand of the hunter,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;like a bird from the snare of the fowler.



6&nbsp;Go to the ant, you sluggard;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;consider its ways and be wise!
7&nbsp;It has no commander,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no overseer or ruler,
8&nbsp;yet it stores its provisions in summer
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and gathers its food at harvest.



9&nbsp;How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When will you get up from your sleep?
10&nbsp;A little sleep, a little slumber,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a little folding of the hands to rest—
11&nbsp;and poverty&nbsp;will come on you like a thief
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and scarcity like an armed man.



12&nbsp;A troublemaker and a villain,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;who winks maliciously with his eye,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;signals with his feet
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and motions with his fingers,
14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;who plots evil&nbsp;with deceit in his heart—
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he always stirs up conflict.
15&nbsp;Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he will suddenly&nbsp;be destroyed—without remedy.



16&nbsp;There are six things the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;hates,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;seven that are detestable to him:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a lying tongue,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hands that shed innocent blood,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;feet that are quick to rush into evil,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.


Warning Against Adultery


20&nbsp;My son,&nbsp;keep your father’s command
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21&nbsp;Bind them always on your heart;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fasten them around your neck.
22&nbsp;When you walk, they will guide you;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;when you sleep, they will watch over you;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;when you awake, they will speak to you.
23&nbsp;For this command is a lamp,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;this teaching is a light,
and correction and instruction
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;are the way to life,
24&nbsp;keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.



25&nbsp;Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or let her captivate you with her eyes.



26&nbsp;For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
27&nbsp;Can a man scoop fire into his lap
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;without his clothes being burned?
28&nbsp;Can a man walk on hot coals
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;without his feet being scorched?
29&nbsp;So is he who sleeps&nbsp;with another man’s wife;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no one who touches her will go unpunished.



30&nbsp;People do not despise a thief if he steals
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31&nbsp;Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32&nbsp;But a man who commits adultery&nbsp;has no sense;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;whoever does so destroys himself.
33&nbsp;Blows and disgrace are his lot,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and his shame will never&nbsp;be wiped away.



34&nbsp;For jealousy&nbsp;arouses a husband’s fury,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35&nbsp;He will not accept any compensation;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.


Grace and peace!
Good day!
May God bless us in Jesus' name!