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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 6, Verse 20

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A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
King James Version
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
American Standard Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
New English Translation
My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
World English Bible
My son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching.
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Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
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When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
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To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
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Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
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So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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[Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;