Proverbs 6:5
Get out of it like a gazelle escaping from a trap, like a bird from a bird-catcher's net.
Free Bible 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
4Don't delay, saying that you'll sleep on it. Don't rest until you've done it.
6Go and observe the ants, you slacker! Learn from what they do and become wise.
Cross References
Psalms 91:3For he will save you from hidden traps and deadly diseases.
Proverbs 1:17There's no point in trying to lure birds into a net when they can see it.
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 →