Proverbs 6:20-29 - Heartlight

²⁰My son, keep your father’s commandment,

and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹Bind them always upon your heart;

tie them around your neck.

²²When you walk, they will guide you;

when you lie down, they will watch over you;

when you awake, they will speak to you.

²³For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light,

and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

²⁴to keep you from the evil woman,

from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

²⁵Do not lust in your heart for her beauty

or let her captivate you with her eyes.

²⁶For the levy of the prostitute is poverty,

and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

²⁷Can a man embrace fire

and his clothes not be burned?

²⁸Can a man walk on hot coals

without scorching his feet?

²⁹So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

— Proverbs 6:20-29

(BSB)

Related Resources from Heartlight

There are 2 resources related to this passage:

Inviting Darkness Home

Article by Phil Ware

Who would want to invite this mess home? If we don't wall pornography off at the source in our lives, then we end up just inviting it home.

Respecting Mom

Article by Paul Faulkner

Have you given her the respect and appreciation she deserves? Moms are crucial to the outcome of nations because of the way they rear their child.

Cross References for Proverbs 6:20-29

Cross References Provided by Open Bible

The Berean Standard Bible

The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) is a modern, clear, and faithful translation based on the best available Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. Ideal for reading, study, and sharing, it entered the public domain in 2023. For more information, visit berean.bible.