--- title: Proverbs 6 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Proverbs chapter 6 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger — --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/) / chapter 6 # Proverbs 6 35 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [6:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.1/) — בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ — My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger — - [6:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.2/) — נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ — Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth — - [6:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.3/) — עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא ׀ בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ — Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour. - [6:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.4/) — אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ — - [6:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.5/) — הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ׃פ — Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. - [6:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.6/) — לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃ — Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise; - [6:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.7/) — אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ — Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, - [6:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.8/) — תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ — Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest. - [6:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.9/) — עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ — How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? - [6:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.10/) — מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ — 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' — - [6:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.11/) — וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹֽרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃פ — So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man. - [6:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.12/) — אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה׃ — A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth; - [6:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.13/) — קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָומֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָומֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ — That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers; - [6:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.14/) — תַּֽהְפֻּכוֹת ׀ בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת מִדְיָנִים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ — Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord. - [6:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.15/) — עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃פ — Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy. - [6:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.16/) — שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע תּוֹעֲבַתנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ — There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him: - [6:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.17/) — עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃ — Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; - [6:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.18/) — לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָה׃ — A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil; - [6:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.19/) — יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים׃פ — A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. - [6:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.20/) — נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ — My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; - [6:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.21/) — קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ — Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck. - [6:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.22/) — בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ — When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. - [6:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.23/) — כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר׃ — For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life; - [6:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.24/) — לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵֽחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ — To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue. - [6:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.25/) — אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּֽחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ — Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids. - [6:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.26/) — כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד׃פ — For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. - [6:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.27/) — הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ — Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? - [6:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.28/) — אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ — Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? - [6:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.29/) — כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ׃ — So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished. - [6:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.30/) — לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב׃ — Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; - [6:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.31/) — וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן׃ — But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house. - [6:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.32/) — נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ — He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul. - [6:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.33/) — נֶֽגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה׃ — Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away. - [6:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.34/) — כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹֽא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם׃ — For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance. - [6:35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.6.35/) — לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד׃פ — He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. - ← previous: [Proverbs 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/5/) - next →: [Proverbs 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/7/) - ↑ back to [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/)