Proverbs 6:5

Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the yad, + 6:5 of the hunter 1 and as a tzippor (bird) from the yad of the fowler. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 sheynah to thine eyes, 1 nor slumber to thine eyelids. 1

6Go to the nemalah (ant), thou atzel (sluggard, lazy one); 1 consider her drakhim (ways), and be chacham (wise); 1

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Cross References

Psalms 91:3Surely He shall save thee from the pach yakosh ([deadly] snare of the fowler), 1 and from the devastating dever (plague). 1

Proverbs 1:17Surely in vain the reshet (net) is spread 1 in the eyes of kol ba'al kanaf (all the birds); + 1:17 i.e., lit. master of [the] wing 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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