Proverbs 6:1

AMP: 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],

ASV: My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

BSB: My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

DARBY: My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,

DRA: My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.

KJV: My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Proverbs 6:2

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

ASV: Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

BSB: if you have been trapped by the words of your lips,ensnared by the words of your mouth,

DARBY: thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

DRA: Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.

KJV: Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Proverbs 6:3

AMP: 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].

ASV: Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

BSB: then do this, my son, to free yourself,for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:Go, humble yourself,and press your plea with your neighbor.

DARBY: Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.

DRA: Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:

KJV: Do this now, my son, deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

Proverbs 6:4

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

ASV: Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

BSB: Allow no sleep to your eyesor slumber to your eyelids.

DARBY: Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:

DRA: Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.

KJV: Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Proverbs 6:5

AMP: Tear yourself away like a gazelle from the hand of the hunterAnd like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

ASV: Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

BSB: Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

DARBY: deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

DRA: Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

KJV: Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Proverbs 6:6

AMP: ¶Go to the ant, O lazy one;Observe her ways and be wise, [Job 12:7]

ASV: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

BSB: Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker;observe its ways and become wise.

DARBY: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:

DRA: Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:

KJV: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Proverbs 6:7

AMP: Which, having no chief,Overseer or ruler,

ASV: Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

BSB: Without a commander,without an overseer or ruler,

DARBY: which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

DRA: Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

KJV: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

Proverbs 6:8

AMP: She prepares her food in the summerAnd brings in her provisions [of food for the winter] in the harvest.

ASV: Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

BSB: it prepares its provisions in summer;it gathers its food at harvest.

DARBY: provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.

DRA: Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

KJV: Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:9

AMP: How long will you lie down, O lazy one?When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]? [Prov 24:33, 34]

ASV: How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

BSB: How long will you lie there, O slacker?When will you get up from your sleep?

DARBY: How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

DRA: How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?

KJV: How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 6:10

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

ASV: [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

BSB: A little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the hands to rest,

DARBY: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

DRA: Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

KJV: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Proverbs 6:11

AMP: 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]

ASV: So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

BSB: and poverty will come upon you like a robber,and need like a bandit.

DARBY: So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

DRA: And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.

KJV: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 6:12

AMP: ¶A worthless person, a wicked man,Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.

ASV: A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

BSB: A worthless person, a wicked man,walks with a perverse mouth,

DARBY: A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;

DRA: A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,

KJV: A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

Proverbs 6:13

AMP: Who winks with his eyes [in mockery], who shuffles his feet [to signal],Who points with his fingers [to give subversive instruction];

ASV: That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

BSB: winking his eyes, speaking with his feet,and pointing with his fingers.

DARBY: he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

DRA: He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.

KJV: He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Proverbs 6:14

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

ASV: In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

BSB: With deceit in his heart he devises evil;he continually sows discord.

DARBY: deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.

DRA: With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.

KJV: Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Proverbs 6:15

AMP: 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].

ASV: Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

BSB: Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

DARBY: Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.

DRA: To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.

KJV: Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

Proverbs 6:16

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

ASV: There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

BSB: There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

DARBY: These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

DRA: Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:

KJV: These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

Proverbs 6:17

AMP: 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]

ASV: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

BSB: haughty eyes,a lying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood,

DARBY: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

DRA: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

KJV: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 6:18

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

ASV: A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

BSB: a heart that devises wicked schemes,feet that run swiftly to evil,

DARBY: a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;

DRA: A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

KJV: An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

Proverbs 6:19

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

ASV: A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

BSB: a false witness who gives false testimony,and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

DARBY: a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.

DRA: A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

KJV: A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 6:20

AMP: ¶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]

ASV: My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

BSB: My son, keep your father’s commandment,and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

DARBY: My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

DRA: My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

KJV: My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 6:21

AMP: Bind them continually upon your heart (in your thoughts),And tie them around your neck. [Prov 3:3; 7:3]

ASV: Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

BSB: Bind them always upon your heart;tie them around your neck.

DARBY: bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:

DRA: Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

KJV: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

Proverbs 6:22

AMP: 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.

ASV: When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

BSB: When you walk, they will guide you;when you lie down, they will watch over you;when you awake, they will speak to you.

DARBY: when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

DRA: When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.

KJV: When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Proverbs 6:23

AMP: 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]

ASV: For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

BSB: For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light,and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

DARBY: For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

DRA: Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

KJV: For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Proverbs 6:24

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

ASV: To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner`s tongue.

BSB: to keep you from the evil woman,from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

DARBY: to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

DRA: That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

KJV: To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Proverbs 6:25

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

ASV: Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

BSB: Do not lust in your heart for her beautyor let her captivate you with her eyes.

DARBY: Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;

DRA: Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

KJV: Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

Proverbs 6:26

AMP: 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].

ASV: For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

BSB: For the levy of the prostitute is poverty,and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

DARBY: for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.

DRA: For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

KJV: For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Proverbs 6:27

AMP: Can a man take fire to his chestAnd his clothes not be burned?

ASV: Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

BSB: Can a man embrace fireand his clothes not be burned?

DARBY: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

DRA: Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

KJV: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Proverbs 6:28

AMP: Or can a man walk on hot coalsAnd his feet not be scorched?

ASV: Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

BSB: Can a man walk on hot coalswithout scorching his feet?

DARBY: Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

DRA: Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

KJV: Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

Proverbs 6:29

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

ASV: So he that goeth in to his neighbor`s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

BSB: So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;no one who touches her will go unpunished.

DARBY: So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

DRA: So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

KJV: So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 6:30

AMP: People do not despise a thief if he stealsTo satisfy himself when he is hungry;

ASV: Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

BSB: Men do not despise the thiefif he steals to satisfy his hunger.

DARBY: They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

DRA: The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

KJV: Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Proverbs 6:31

AMP: 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].

ASV: But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

BSB: Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold;he must give up all the wealth of his house.

DARBY: and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

DRA: And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

KJV: But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Proverbs 6:32

AMP: 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.

ASV: He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

BSB: He who commits adultery lacks judgment;whoever does so destroys himself.

DARBY: Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

DRA: But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

KJV: But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

Proverbs 6:33

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

ASV: Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

BSB: Wounds and dishonor will befall him,and his reproach will never be wiped away.

DARBY: A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

DRA: He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

KJV: A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

Proverbs 6:34

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

ASV: For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

BSB: For jealousy enrages a husband,and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

DARBY: For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;

DRA: Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,

KJV: For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 6:35

AMP: 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).

ASV: He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

BSB: He will not be appeased by any ransom,or persuaded by lavish gifts.

DARBY: he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.

DRA: Nor will he yield to any man's prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.

KJV: He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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