Bible Lynx Logo

The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 6, Verse 25

View Previous Verses
24
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
King James Version
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
American Standard Version
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
New English Translation
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;
World English Bible
Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
26
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.
27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31
But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32
[But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34
For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.