1 My child, be careful not to promise more than you can really do. You may have promised to pay the debts of a friend or of a stranger. 2 Then what you have ...

See Proverbs 6:6-11. They should work to earn what they need. This is a natural way to behave. Our hunger reminds us that we should work. See 2 ...

6 My son, don't make yourself responsible for the debts of others. Don't make such deals with friends or strangers. 2 If you do, your words will trap you.

There are six things that the LORD hates, or even seven things: Eyes that show how proud a person is. A mouth that speaks lies.

In this chapter he addresses financial matters, work ethics, characteristics and conduct the Lord despises, and sexual immorality.

David Guzik commentary on Proverbs 6, which gives wisdom to all regarding debts, work, sin, and seduction. Solomon warns his son against sexual immorality.

Don't Be Foolish - My child, suppose you agreeto pay the debt of someone,who cannot repay a loan. Then you are trappedby your own words, and you.

1 My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,. 2 You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, ...

But a man who does the sin of adultery is foolish. He is destroying himself—he himself causes his own destruction! People will lose all their respect for him.

Proverbs 6 encourages us to take our cues from one of God's smaller creations – the ant. “Lazy people should learn a lesson from the way ants live.