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Proverbs 6 is the sixth chapter of the
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.Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, TN. 2012. The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book probably obtained its final shape in the post-exilic period. This chapter is a part of the first collection of the book.


Text


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Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in
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, which includes the
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(10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into
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(A; \mathfrakA; 5th century).


Analysis

This chapter belongs to a section regarded as the first collection in the book of Proverbs (comprising
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9), known as "Didactic discourses". The
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describes chapters 1–9 as a prologue of the chapters 10–22:16, the so-called " ctualproverbs of Solomon", as "the body of the book". The structure of chapter involves some advices: #Advises release from foolish indebtedness (1–5) #Admonishes avoiding laziness (6–8) #Warns of the danger of poverty (9–11) and deviousness (12–15), #Lists conduct that the Lord hates (16–19) #Warns about immorality (20–35). The New King James Version entitles the chapters and sections as follows: *Dangerous Promises (verses 1–5) *The Folly of Indolence (verses 6–11) *The Wicked Man (verses 12–19) *Beware of Adultery (verses 20–35)


Four warnings (6:1–19)

This section contains four miscellaneous sayings which are more reminiscent of the proverbial sayings in chapters 1031 than the instructions in chapters 19: #Warning against acting as guarantor for debts (verses 1–5) #Warning against laziness and encourage diligence (verses 6–11) #Warning of the danger of scoundrel (verses 12–15) #Warnings of things that the Lord hates (verses 16–19) Verses 16–19 contain a graded numerical saying (cf. Proverbs 30:15–31; Job 5:19; Amos 1:3–2:8) that is particularly useful both as a means of classification and as an aid to memorization. The saying lists 'different kinds of malicious and disruptive activity through a review of the unhealthy body': 'eyes… tongue… hands… heart… feet' (cf. Proverbs 4:23–27), with the addition of 'false witness' and 'one who stirs up strife' to make up the seven vices.


Verse 1

:''My son, if you become surety for your friend,'' :''If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,'' *"
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ship in Proverbs, the first coming here (verses 1–6). According to Perowne, Accordingly, the writer of Proverbs "has no quarter for it, but condemns it unsparingly on every mention of it". Subsequent references to surety are at Proverbs 11:15, 17:18, 20:16, 22:26 and 27:13. *"Shaken": in Hebrew literally "struck" as in "struck hands in pledge" (NIV), that is, a handshake signaling the guarantee of a pledge (such as Proverbs 11:15; 17:18; 2 2:26, 2 Kings 10:15). An unwise guarantor would be threatened with not only 'penury' (cf. Proverbs 22:26–27) but also slavery (cf. 2 Kings 4:1–7; Nehemiah 5:1–8).


The price of adultery (6:20–35)

This passage focuses on the instruction to protect against the enticements of the seductress, in particular here of "a married woman". An affair with the adulteress would exact a heavy price, 'a man's very life', as a jealous and enraged husband would seek revenge and demand a higher price than money (verses 34–35).


Verse 21

:''Bind them continually upon your heart,'' ::''and tie them around your neck.'' *"Bind them": an allusion to
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:6–8 (cf. Proverbs 3:3, 24) where the people of Israel were told to bind a copy of the law on their foreheads and arms.


Verse 22

:''When you walk, their counsel will lead you.'' ::''When you sleep, they will protect you.'' ::''When you wake up, they will advise you.''


Verse 23

:''For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light,'' :''and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,''


Verse 24

:''They will protect you'' :''from the flattering words'' :''of someone else's wife.''


Verse 25

:''Don’t hunger in your heart after her beauty.'' :''Don’t let her eyes capture you.''


Verse 26

:''For the price of a woman, a prostitute, is the price of a loaf of bread,'' :''but the woman belonging to a man hunts precious life.''


Verse 27

:''Can a man carry fire in his lap'' :''without burning his clothes?''


Verse 28

:''Or can one walk on hot coals'' :''and his feet not be scorched?''


Verse 29

:'' It is just as dangerous to sleep with another man's wife. Whoever does it will suffer.'' GNT


See also

*Related
Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts o ...
parts:
Proverbs 1 Proverbs 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012. The book is a compilation of several ...
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Proverbs 2 Proverbs 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012. The book is a compilation of several ...
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Proverbs 7 Proverbs 7 is the seventh chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.''Illustrated Bible Handbook'', Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, TN. 2012. The book is a compilation of several wisd ...
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Proverbs 9 Proverbs 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012. The book is a compilation of several w ...


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