Proverbs 6 – Studienbibel

1 My son1121, if thou be surety6148 for thy friend7453, if thou hast stricken8628 thy hand3709 with a stranger2114, 2 Thou art snared3369 with the words561 of thy mouth6310, thou art taken3920 with the words561 of thy mouth6310. 3 Do6213 this now645, my son1121, and deliver5337 thyself, when thou art come935 into the hand3709 of thy friend7453; go3212, humble7511 thyself, and make sure7292 thy friend7453.¹ 4 Give5414 not sleep8142 to thine eyes5869, nor slumber8572 to thine eyelids6079. 5 Deliver5337 thyself as a roe6643 from the hand3027 of the hunter, and as a bird6833 from the hand3027 of the fowler3353.

6 Go3212 to the ant5244, thou sluggard6102; consider7200 her ways1870, and be wise2449: 7 Which having no guide7101, overseer7860, or ruler4910, 8 Provideth3559 her meat3899 in the summer7019, and gathereth103 her food3978 in the harvest7105. 9 How long wilt thou sleep7901, O sluggard6102? when wilt thou arise6965 out of thy sleep8142? 10 Yet a little4592 sleep8142, a little4592 slumber8572, a little4592 folding2264 of the hands3027 to sleep7901: 11 So shall thy poverty7389 come935 as one that travelleth1980, and thy want4270 as an armed4043 man376.

12 A naughty1100 person120, a wicked205 man376, walketh1980 with a froward6143 mouth6310. 13 He winketh7169 with his eyes5869, he speaketh4448 with his feet7272, he teacheth3384 with his fingers676; 14 Frowardness8419 is in his heart3820, he deviseth2790 mischief7451 continually6256; he soweth7971 discord4066 4090.² 15 Therefore shall his calamity343 come935 suddenly6597; suddenly6621 shall he be broken7665 without remedy4832. 16 These six8337 things doth the LORD3068 hate8130: yea, seven7651 are an abomination8441 unto him5315:³ 17 A proud7311 look5869, a lying8267 tongue3956, and hands3027 that shed8210 innocent5355 blood1818,⁴ 18 An heart3820 that deviseth2790 wicked205 imaginations4284, feet7272 that be swift4116 in running7323 to mischief7451, 19 A false8267 witness5707 that speaketh6315 lies3577, and he that soweth7971 discord4090 among brethren251.

20 My son1121, keep5341 thy father's1 commandment4687, and forsake5203 not the law8451 of thy mother517: 21 Bind7194 them continually8548 upon thine heart3820, and tie6029 them about thy neck1621. 22 When thou goest1980, it shall lead5148 thee; when thou sleepest7901, it shall keep8104 thee; and when thou awakest6974, it shall talk7878 with thee. 23 For the commandment4687 is a lamp5216; and the law8451 is light216; and reproofs8433 of instruction4148 are the way1870 of life2416:⁵ 24 To keep8104 thee from the evil7451 woman802, from the flattery2513 of the tongue3956 of a strange woman5237.⁶ 25 Lust2530 not after her beauty3308 in thine heart3824; neither let her take3947 thee with her eyelids6079. 26 For by means of1157 a whorish2181 woman802 a man is brought to a piece3603 of bread3899: and the adulteress802 376 will hunt6679 for the precious3368 life5315.⁷ 27 Can a man376 take2846 fire784 in his bosom2436, and his clothes899 not be burned8313? 28 Can one376 go1980 upon hot coals1513, and his feet7272 not be burned3554? 29 So he that goeth in935 to his neighbour's7453 wife802; whosoever toucheth5060 her shall not be innocent5352. 30 Men do not despise936 a thief1590, if he steal1589 to satisfy4390 his soul5315 when he is hungry7456; 31 But if he be found4672, he shall restore7999 sevenfold7659; he shall give5414 all the substance1952 of his house1004. 32 But whoso committeth adultery5003 with a woman802 lacketh2638 understanding3820: he that doeth6213 it destroyeth7843 his own soul5315.⁸ 33 A wound5061 and dishonour7036 shall he get4672; and his reproach2781 shall not be wiped away4229. 34 For jealousy7068 is the rage2534 of a man1397: therefore he will not spare2550 in the day3117 of vengeance5359. 35 He will not regard5375 6440 any ransom3724; neither will he rest content14, though thou givest many7235 gifts7810.⁹