Proverbs 6

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 31

¹ My son, if you are surety for your friend, if you struck your palms with an alien,

² you are snared with the words of your mouth; you are captured with the words of your own mouth.

³ My son, do this then, and save yourself when you come into the palm of your friend: go, humble yourself and be bold to your friend.

Read full chapter in the Bible Reader

Chapter Summary

Against suretyship, idleness, and mischievousness. Seven things hateful to Jehovah.

Key Hebrew Words

מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת acquire by paying purchase-price H4116 · TWOT 1153

בְּ֭לִיַּעַל worthlessness H1100 · TWOT 246g

רֵעֶ֑ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a

זוֹנָ֗ה commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563

נֹאֵ֣ף commit adultery H5003 · TWOT 1273

People & Context

Warning Against Surety

The son is warned to deliver himself like a gazelle if he has become surety for a friend or alien.

The Lazy Man and the Ant

The lazy man is commanded to observe the ant's diligent gathering in summer to avoid sudden poverty.

The Seven Disgusting Things

A list is provided of six things Jehovah hates, yea seven that are disgusting: proud look, lying tongue, hands shedding innocent blood, evil heart, fe…

Timeline

Warning Against Surety

The son is warned to deliver himself like a gazelle if he has become surety for a friend or alien.

Proverbs 6:1-5

The Lazy Man and the Ant

The lazy man is commanded to observe the ant's diligent gathering in summer to avoid sudden poverty.

Proverbs 6:6-11

The Seven Disgusting Things

A list is provided of six things Jehovah hates, yea seven that are disgusting: proud look, lying tongue, hands shedding innocent blood, evil heart, feet running to evil, false witness, and one causing strife.

Proverbs 6:16-19

Read Proverbs 6 in the KJ3 Reader

Word-for-word literal translation with Hebrew interlinear, Strong's numbers, and audio.

Open in Bible Reader

Proverbs 5 Proverbs Proverbs 7