Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 6

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Proverbs 6 . 1 , Against suretyship; Proverbs 6 . 6 , idleness; Proverbs 6 . 12 , and mischievousness; Proverbs 6 . 16 , Seven things hateful to God; Proverbs 6 . 20 , The blessings of obedience; Proverbs 6 . 25 , The mischiefs of whoredom.

Proverbs 6:1

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

Proverbs 6:1 · BSB

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thou hast To strike , or join hands , was an ancient form of entering into contracts in all counties and all ages.

Proverbs 6:2

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

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Proverbs 6:3

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.

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and make sure thy friend or , so shalt thou prevail with they friend

Proverbs 6:4

Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

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Proverbs 6:5

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

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Proverbs 6:6

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

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The ant has been famous in all ages for its social habits , foresight , economy and industry. Collecting their food at the proper seasons , they bite off the ends of the grain to prevent it from germinating , and lay it up in cells till needed

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Proverbs 6:7

Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,

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Job 38 . 39-41

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Proverbs 6:8

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

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Proverbs 6:9

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

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Proverbs 6:10

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

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Proverbs 6:11

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

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Proverbs 6:12

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

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walketh17 parallels

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Proverbs 6:13

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

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Proverbs 6:14

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

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soweth8 parallels

Heb. casteth forth

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Proverbs 6:15

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

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Proverbs 6:16

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

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Heb. of his soul

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Proverbs 6:17

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

Proverbs 6:17 · BSB

A proud look10 parallels

Heb. Haughty eyes

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Proverbs 6:18

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

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Proverbs 6:19

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

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Proverbs 6:20

My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

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Proverbs 6:21

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

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Proverbs 6:22

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

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Proverbs 6:23

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

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or , candle

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Proverbs 6:24

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

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of the tongue of a strange woman or , of the strange tongue

Proverbs 6:25

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

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Proverbs 6:26

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

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Heb. the woman of a man , or , a man's wife , hunt

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Proverbs 6:27

Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

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Job 31 . 9-12

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Proverbs 6:28

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

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Proverbs 6:29

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

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Proverbs 6:30

Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

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Proverbs 6:31

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

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Proverbs 6:32

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

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understanding2 parallels

Heb. heart

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Proverbs 6:33

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

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Proverbs 6:34

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

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Proverbs 6:35

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

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Heb. accept the face of

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Proverbs 6:20 → Deuteronomy 6:6, Proverbs 6:20-23 → Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Trajectories
Wisdom Instruction (Torah Pedagogy)
Chiasms
Shaped Proverbs 6:1–5, Proverbs 6:12–19, Proverbs 6:16–19
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