Proverbs 6:2

Thou art snared with the words of thy peh (mouth), 1 thou art trapped with the words of thy peh (mouth). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

1Beni (my son), if thou put up collateral for thy re'a, 1 if thou hast shaken hands in pledge with a zar (stranger), 1

3Do this now, beni (my son), and deliver thyself, 1 since thou art come into the palm of thy re'a; 1 go, humble thyself, and plead with thy re'a. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:13The rah is ensnared by the peysha (transgression) of his sfatayim (lips), 1 but the tzaddik shall escape from tzoros. 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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