Proverbs 6 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 My sonne if thou be suretie for thy neyghbour, and hast fastened thyne hande for another man: My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger, My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2 Thou art bounde with thine owne wordes, and taken with thine owne speach. if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3 Therfore my sonne do this, and thou shalt be discharged: When thou art come into thy neyghbours daunger, go thy wayes then soone, humble thy selfe, and with thy frendes intreate thy creditour. then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor: go, hasten, and plead urgently with your neighbor. So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go—to the point of exhaustion— and give your neighbor no rest!
4 Let not thyne eyes sleepe, nor thyne eye liddes slumber. Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.
5 Saue thy self as a Doe from the hand of the hunter and as a byrde from the hande of the fouler. save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6 Go to the emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes, and learne to be wyse: Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
7 She hath no guyde, nor ouerseer, nor ruler, Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
8 Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest. she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9 Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe? How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
12 An vngodly person, a wicked man, goeth with a frowarde mouth. A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13 He winketh with his eyes, he tokeneth with his feete, he teacheth with his fingers. winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
14 He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde. with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
15 Therefore shall his destruction come hastyly vpon hym, sodainly shall he be all to broken, and not be healed. therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing. Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
16 These sixe thinges doth the Lorde hate, and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth: There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
17 A proude loke, a lying tongue, handes that shed innocent blood, haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19 A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren. a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
20 My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother: My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21 Tye them continually in thyne heart, and bynde them about thy necke. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
22 That shall leade thee when thou goest, preserue thee when thou art asleepe, and when thou awakest talke with thee. When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life: For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
24 That they may kepe thee from the euyll woman, and from the flattering tongue of the straunge woman. to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.
25 Lust not after her beautie in thyne heart, lest thou be taken with her fayre lokes. Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26 By an harlot a man is brought to beg his bread, and a woman wyll hunte for the pretious life of man. for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life. For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
27 May a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be brent? Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned? Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
28 Or can one go vpon hotte coales, and his feete not be brent? Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
29 Euen so, whosoeuer goeth in to his neyghbours wife and toucheth her, can not be vngiltie. So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; none who touches her will go unpunished. So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30 Men do not vtterly despise a thiefe that stealeth to satisfie his soule, when he is hungrie: People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry, People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 But if he may be gotten, he restoreth agayne seuen tymes as muche, or els he maketh recompence with all the good of his house. but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house. Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his owne soule. He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself. But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
33 He getteth him selfe a plague and dishonour, and his reproche shall neuer be put out: He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away.
34 For the ielousie and wrath of the man wyll not be entreated, For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge. For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35 No though thou wouldest offer hym great gyftes to make amendes, he wyll not receaue them. He will accept no compensation; he will refuse though you multiply gifts. He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.
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