Proverbs 6:5

That thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, 1 And as a bird out of a snare. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

4Give not sleep to thine eyes, 1 Nor slumber with thine eyelids; 1

6Go to the ant, O sluggard; 1 And see, and emulate his ways, 1 And become wiser than he. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 91:3To proclaim thy mercy in the morning, 1 And thy truth by night, 1

Proverbs 1:17For nets are not without cause spread for birds. 1

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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