Proverbs 6:5
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
In Context
4Do not give sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.
Cross References
Psalms 91:3For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.
Proverbs 1:17For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:2-6
Cautions against Suretiship. 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. It is… Read the whole commentary →