Proverbs 6:1-35 Those Who Sleep More Than Working

Those Who Sleep More Than Working

Proverbs 6:1-35                       Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

My son, if you [are the] [guarantor, [a.k.a. person who guarantees the deal,] for your friend, & if you [have shaken] your hand with a stranger, you [are trapped by] the words of your mouth, & you [are] taken [by these] words. [Proverbs 22:26-27 [Don't] be one of [those who shake] hands, or [those who] are [collateral] for debts. If you [have] nothing [with which] to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?]

My son, do this now, & deliver yourself, when [it] [comes] to you [shaking] the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, & [plead with] your friend. [Matthew 5:23-24 Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, & [remember] there that your brother [has something] against you. Leave your gift there [in front of] the altar, & 1st be reconciled to your brother, & then, come & offer your gift, & go [on] your way.]

[Do it right away & don’t] give sleep nor slumber to: your eyes or eyelids. Deliver yourself [like a deer] from the hand of the hunter, & [like] a bird from the hand of the fowler, [a.k.a. bird catcher.]

You, [lazy person,] go to an ant, & consider her ways, & be wise. [The ant that has] no [leader, supervisor,] or ruler, [prepares] her [food] in the summer, & gathers her food in the harvest.

How long will you sleep, O [lazy person?] When [will] you arise out of your sleep? [Still,] you want] a little [more] sleep, a little slumber, & a little [more] folding of hands to sleep. [Proverbs 19:15 [Laziness casts] [people] into a deep sleep; & an idle soul shall suffer hunger.]

So, your poverty shall come [like] a [prowler] [sneaks up on you,] & [takes what] you need like] an armed man. A [worthless] person, & a wicked man, [walk, [a.k.a. follow,] with a [deceitful] mouth. [Proverbs 4:24 Put away from you a [deceitful] mouth, & put far from you perverse lips.]

He [winks] with his [eye,] he [speaks] with his feet [by where he goes,] & he [teaches] [what he does] with his fingers [of his hands.] [Stubbornness] is [within] his heart, & he [devises evil plots] continually, & he sows discord. Therefore, his calamity shall come suddenly. He shall be broken suddenly, without remedy.

The Lord [hates] these 6 things. [Yes,] 7 are [abominations] to Him: a proud look, a lying tongue, [a.k.a. mouth,] & hands that shed [the] blood [of the] innocent. [Genesis 9:6 [Whoever sheds a] man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man. For God made man in [His] image.]

[Also, a] heart that [devises] wicked [plots,] & feet that [quickly] run [to cause harm.] [Matthew 26:14-16 Then 1 of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, & said to them, What will you give me, & I will deliver Him to you? And they [contracted] with him for 30 pieces of silver. And from that time, he sought an opportunity to betray [Jesus.]

A false witness, [who speaks] lies, & he, [who sows] discord among brethren. [Mark 14:55-59 And the chief priests & all the council sought for witnesses against Jesus, to put Him to death, & found none. For many bare false witness against Him, but their [testimony didn’t agree] together. *And there arose certain, [who] bare false witness against Him, saying, We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, & within 3 days I will build another made without hands. But neither did their [testimony] agree together.]

My son, keep your father’s [commandments, & don’t abandon] the Law of your mother. Bind them continually [within] your heart, & tie them [around] your neck. It shall lead you, when you [go.] When you [sleep,] it shall keep you. It shall [speak] to you, when you [wake up.]

For the commandment is [a] lamp, & the Law is [a] light. And [instruction’s criticism is] the [path that leads to Eternal] Life. [Psalm 119:105 Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, & a light unto my path.]

To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery [of] the [mouth] of a strange, [a.k.a. foreign,] woman. [Don’t] lust after her beauty in your heart. Neither let her eyelids [entrap] you.

For by [the plan] of [an unfaithful harlot,] a man is brought to [only having] a piece of bread. And the adulteress will hunt for the life [of] the precious. Can a man [hold] fire [to his chest,] & his clothes not be burned? Can [someone] [walk] upon hot coals, & his feet not [get] burned?

[It is the same for] [he, who is intimate with] his neighbor’s wife. [Whoever touches] her shall not be innocent.

Men, don’t despise a thief, if he [steals] to satisfy his [body] when he’s [starving.] But if he [is caught,] he shall restore [what he took] 7 [times more.] He shall give all the [possessions] of his house.

But [whoever commits] adultery with a woman [lacks] understanding. He, [who does] it [destroys] his own soul. He shall get a wound, & dishonor, & his [disgrace] shall not be wiped away.

For jealousy is [what causes] the rage of man. Therefore, [God] won’t spare [him on] the day of vengeance. [Proverbs 27:4 [Fury] is cruel, & anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?]

[God] will not regard any ransom, [given to rescue him.] Neither will [God] rest content, [eventhough] you [give] [Him] many gifts. [Psalm 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give a ransom to God for him. (For the redemption of their soul is precious, & it [ceases] forever.)]