Proverbs 6:2

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

Young's Literal Translation

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

1My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

3Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:13In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

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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