Proverbs 6:5
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
New Heart English 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 no sleep to your eyes,nor slumber to your eyelids.
6Go to the ant, you sluggard.Consider her ways, and be wise;
Cross References
Psalms 91:3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler,and from the deadly pestilence.
Proverbs 1:17For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
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 →