Proverbs 6 - Compare Translations
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Proverbs 6:1
KJVMy son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
WEBMy son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor,
YLTMy son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,
Proverbs 6:2
KJVThou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
WEBYou are trapped by the words of your mouth.
YLTHast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,
Proverbs 6:3
KJVDo this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
WEBDo this now, my son, and deliver yourself,
YLTDo this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,
Proverbs 6:4
KJVGive not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
WEBGive no sleep to your eyes,
YLTGive not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,
Proverbs 6:5
KJVDeliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
WEBFree yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
YLTBe delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
Proverbs 6:6
KJVGo to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
WEBGo to the ant, you sluggard.
YLTGo unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Proverbs 6:7
KJVWhich having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
WEBwhich having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
YLTWhich hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,
Proverbs 6:8
KJVProvideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
WEBprovides her bread in the summer,
YLTShe doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.
Proverbs 6:9
KJVHow long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
WEBHow long will you sleep, sluggard?
YLTTill when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
Proverbs 6:10
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Proverbs 6:11
KJVSo shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
WEBso your poverty will come as a robber,
YLTAnd thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 6:12
KJVA naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
WEBA worthless person, a man of iniquity,
YLTA man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,
Proverbs 6:13
KJVHe winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
WEBwho winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
YLTWinking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,
Proverbs 6:14
KJVFrowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
WEBin whose heart is perverseness,
YLTFrowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.
Proverbs 6:15
KJVTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
WEBTherefore his calamity will come suddenly.
YLTTherefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing.
Proverbs 6:16
KJVThese six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
WEBThere are six things which Yahweh hates;
YLTThese six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul.
Proverbs 6:17
KJVA proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
WEBarrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
YLTEyes high -- tongues false -- And hands shedding innocent blood --
Proverbs 6:18
KJVAn heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
WEBa heart that devises wicked schemes,
YLTA heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil --
Proverbs 6:19
KJVA false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
WEBa false witness who utters lies,
YLTA false witness [who] doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.
Proverbs 6:20
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Proverbs 6:21
KJVBind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
WEBBind them continually on your heart.
YLTBind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.
Proverbs 6:22
KJVWhen thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
WEBWhen you walk, it will lead you.
YLTIn thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh [with] thee.
Proverbs 6:23
KJVFor the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
WEBFor the commandment is a lamp,
YLTFor a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
Proverbs 6:24
KJVTo keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
WEBto keep you from the immoral woman,
YLTTo preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Proverbs 6:25
KJVLust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
WEBDon’t lust after her beauty in your heart,
YLTDesire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.
Proverbs 6:26
KJVFor by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
WEBFor a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread.
YLTFor a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
Proverbs 6:27
KJVCan a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
WEBCan a man scoop fire into his lap,
YLTDoth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
Proverbs 6:28
KJVCan one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
WEBOr can one walk on hot coals,
YLTDoth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?
Proverbs 6:29
KJVSo he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
WEBSo is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife.
YLTSo [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
Proverbs 6:30
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Proverbs 6:31
KJVBut if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
WEBbut if he is found, he shall restore seven times.
YLTAnd being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.
Proverbs 6:32
KJVBut whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
WEBHe who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding.
YLTHe who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
Proverbs 6:33
KJVA wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
WEBHe will get wounds and dishonor.
YLTA stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,
Proverbs 6:34
KJVFor jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
WEBFor jealousy arouses the fury of the husband.
YLTFor jealousy [is] the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.
Proverbs 6:35
KJVHe will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
WEBHe won’t regard any ransom,
YLTHe accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!
35 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT