[:en]SCRIPTURE: PROVERBS 6
“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest” (Proverbs 6:6-8)
“How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest – and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man” (Proverbs 6:9-11)
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him; haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers” (Proverbs 6:16-19)
“Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life” (Proverbs 6:25-26)
“Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished” (Proverbs 6:27-29)
“But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away” (Proverbs 6:32-33)
WARNINGS AGAINST FOLLY
- Do not put up security in pledge for another (v. 1)
- Learn to say no rather than end up in bondage (v. 2)
- Be humble and do not let pride ruin you (v. 3)
- Learn from ants to prepare for the future (vs. 6-8)
- Get up early, otherwise poverty will come on you like a bandit (vs. 10-11)
- Control your mouth, eyes, feet and fingers that stirs up dissension. Otherwise, disaster will come and destroy you without remedy (v. 16-19)
- Keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching (v. 20)
- Keep away from immoral woman and from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife (v. 24)
- Do not lust the beauty of the prostitute and adulteress. They will reduce you to a loaf of bread and preys upon your very life (vs. 25-26)
SIX THINGS THAT THE LORD HATES AND SEVEN THAT ARE DETESTABLE TO HIM (VS. 16-19)
- Haughty eyes
- Lying tongues
- Hands that shed innocent blood
- Heart that devices wicked schemes
- Feet that are quick to rush to evil
- False witness who pour out lies
- A man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
Deliver yourself from careless promises. Teach yourself from the world of nature with ants as example. Guard yourself against wicked men and evil woman. And avoid the 6 things the Lord hates and seven that are detestable to Him.[:]