Proverbs 6:2

You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

In Context

1My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

3Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:13In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

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 →

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