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		Prov 6:1 My son, if you have become surety (guaranteed a debt or obligation) for your neighbor, If you have given your pledge for [the debt of] a stranger or another [outside your family],
		Prov 6:2 If you have been snared with the words of your lips, If you have been trapped by the speech of your mouth,
		Prov 6:3 Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation]; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].
		Prov 6:4 Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;
		Prov 6:5 Tear yourself away like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
		Prov 6:6 ¶ Go to the ant, O lazy one; Observe her ways and be wise, [Job 12:7]
		Prov 6:7 Which, having no chief, Overseer or ruler,
		Prov 6:8 She prepares her food in the summer And brings in her provisions [of food for the winter] in the harvest.
		Prov 6:9 How long will you lie down, O lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]? [Prov 24:33, 34]
		Prov 6:10 "Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to lie down and rest"--
		Prov 6:11 So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely] And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless]. [Prov 10:4; 13:4; 20:4]
		Prov 6:12 ¶ A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.
		Prov 6:13 Who winks with his eyes [in mockery], who shuffles his feet [to signal], Who points with his fingers [to give subversive instruction];
		Prov 6:14 Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually; Who spreads discord and strife.
		Prov 6:15 Therefore [the crushing weight of] his disaster will come suddenly upon him; Instantly he will be broken, and there will be no healing or remedy [because he has no heart for God].
		Prov 6:16 ¶ These six things the LORD hates; Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:
		Prov 6:17 A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, [Ps 120:2, 3]
		Prov 6:18 A heart that creates wicked plans, Feet that run swiftly to evil,
		Prov 6:19 A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths], And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers.
		Prov 6:20 ¶ My son, be guided by your father's [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother; [Eph 6:1-3]
		Prov 6:21 Bind them continually upon your heart (in your thoughts), And tie them around your neck. [Prov 3:3; 7:3]
		Prov 6:22 When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you; When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
		Prov 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light, And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life, [Ps 19:8; 119:105]
		Prov 6:24 To keep you from the evil woman, From [the flattery of] the smooth tongue of an immoral woman.
		Prov 6:25 Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes.
		Prov 6:26 For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up], And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].
		Prov 6:27 Can a man take fire to his chest And his clothes not be burned?
		Prov 6:28 Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?
		Prov 6:29 So is the one who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.
		Prov 6:30 People do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
		Prov 6:31 But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole]; He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].
		Prov 6:32 But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles]; He who would destroy his soul does it.
		Prov 6:33 Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach (blame) will not be blotted out.
		Prov 6:34 For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband; He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.
		Prov 6:35 He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment]; Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).

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