Proverbs 6:20-26 - Commandment And Instruction As Guardians

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My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction)
And do not reject the teaching of your mother;
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Bind them continually upon your heart (in your thoughts),
And tie them around your neck.
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When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you;
When you sleep, they will keep watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.
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For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
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To keep you from the evil woman,
From [the flattery of] the smooth tongue of an immoral woman.
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Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes.
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For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up],
And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].