Thematic Bible




Proverbs 6:1 (show verse)

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],

Proverbs 6:2 (show verse)


If you have been snared with the words of your lips,
If you have been trapped by the speech of your mouth,

Proverbs 6:3 (show verse)


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].
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 6:4 (show verse)


Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;

Proverbs 6:5 (show verse)


Tear yourself away like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Proverbs 6:6 (show verse)


Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,

Proverbs 6:7 (show verse)


Which, having no chief,
Overseer or ruler,

Proverbs 6:8 (show verse)


She prepares her food in the summer
And brings in her provisions [of food for the winter] in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:9 (show verse)


How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?

Proverbs 6:10 (show verse)


“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to lie down and rest”—

Proverbs 6:11 (show verse)


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].

Proverbs 6:12 (show verse)


A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 6:13 (show verse)


Who winks with his eyes [in mockery], who shuffles his feet [to signal],
Who points with his fingers [to give subversive instruction];
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 6:14 (show verse)


Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually;
Who spreads discord and strife.

Proverbs 6:15 (show verse)


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].

Proverbs 6:16 (show verse)


These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:

Proverbs 6:17 (show verse)


A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 6:18 (show verse)


A heart that creates wicked plans,
Feet that run swiftly to evil,

Proverbs 6:19 (show verse)


A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths],
And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers.

Proverbs 6:20 (show verse)


My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction)
And do not reject the teaching of your mother;

Proverbs 6:21 (show verse)


Bind them continually upon your heart (in your thoughts),
And tie them around your neck.

Proverbs 6:22 (show verse)


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.

Proverbs 6:23 (show verse)


For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,

Proverbs 6:24 (show verse)


To keep you from the evil woman,
From [the flattery of] the smooth tongue of an immoral woman.

Proverbs 6:25 (show verse)


Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes.

Proverbs 6:26 (show verse)


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].

Proverbs 6:27 (show verse)


Can a man take fire to his chest
And his clothes not be burned?

Proverbs 6:28 (show verse)


Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?

Proverbs 6:29 (show verse)


So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.

Proverbs 6:30 (show verse)


People do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

Proverbs 6:31 (show verse)


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].

Proverbs 6:32 (show verse)


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.

Proverbs 6:33 (show verse)


Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach (blame) will not be blotted out.

Proverbs 6:34 (show verse)


For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband;
He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 6:35 (show verse)


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).