Proverbs 7:6-27 New King James Version The Crafty Harlot 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, 7 And saw among the simple, I perceived among the [a]youths, A young man devoid[b] of understanding, 8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house 9 In the twilight, in the evening,
Read moreProverbs 7 New King James Version The Wiles of a Harlot 7 My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you. 2 Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye. 3 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call
Read moreProverbs 6:20-35 New King James Version Beware of Adultery 20 My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. 21 Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. 22 When you roam, [a]they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. 23 For...
Read moreProverbs 6:23-25 New King James Version 23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, 24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress. 25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
Read moreProverbs 6:20-23 New King James Version Beware of Adultery 20 My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. 21 Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. 22 When you roam, [a]they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. 23 For...
Read moreProverbs 6:16-19 New King James Version 16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him: 17 A[b] proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among...
Read moreProverbs 6:12-15 New King James Version The Wicked Man 12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; 13 He winks with his eyes, He [a]shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; 14 Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord. 15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he...
Read moreProverbs 6:1-11 New King James Version Dangerous Promises 6 My son, if you become [a]surety for your friend, If you have [b]shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, 2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. 3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the
Read moreProverbs 5:15-23 New King James Version 15 Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well. 16 Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, [a]Streams of water in the streets? 17 Let them be only your own, And not for strangers with you. 18 Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
Read moreProverbs 5:7-14 New King James Version 7 Therefore hear me now, my children, And do not depart from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house, 9 Lest you give your [a]honor to others, And your years to the cruel one; 10 Lest aliens be filled with your [b]wealth, And
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