Proverbs 6:3

When you are caught by your words, my son, do this and save yourself, 1 since you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor; 1 go and humble yourself and make your case before your neighbor. 1

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Do this now, my son, deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

In Context

2then you have laid a trap for yourself by your promise 1 and you have been caught by the words of your mouth. 1

4Give your eyes no sleep 1 and your eyelids no slumber. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says this: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go so that they may worship me.

2 Chronicles 12:5Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the leaders of Judah who had gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, “This is what Yahweh says: You have forsaken me, so I have also given you over into Shishak's hand.”

Psalms 31:8You have not given me into the hand of my enemy. 1 You have set my feet in a wide open place. 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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