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Proverbs 6:3
3Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation]; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].
Proverbs 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go—to the point of exhaustion— and give your neighbor no rest!
- English Standard Version (ESV)then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor: go, hasten, and plead urgently with your neighbor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend.
Context of Proverbs 6:3
1My son, if you have become surety (guaranteed a debt or obligation) for your neighbor, If you have given your pledge for [the debt of] a stranger or another [outside your family], 2If you have been snared with the words of your lips, If you have been trapped by the speech of your mouth, Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation]; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you]. 4Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids; 5Tear yourself away like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:3 word by word
עֲשֵׂ֨ה זֹ֥את אֵפ֪וֹא׀ בְּנִ֡י וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל כִּ֘י בָ֤אתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֵ֥ךְ הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס וּרְהַ֥ב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- this nowאֵפוֹ'êphô 'êphô' · thenH645
- my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- and deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
- thyself, when thou art comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
- of thy friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- humbleרָפַסrâphas · to stampH7511
- thyself, and make sureרָהַבrâhab · to be assertiveH7292
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:3
- 2 Samuel 24:14Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hands of man.”
- 2 Chronicles 12:5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have abandoned (turned away from) Me, so I have abandoned you into the hands of Shishak.’ ”
- Psalms 31:8And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.
- Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.
- 2 Chronicles 36:12He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the Lord.
- James 4:10Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Do this - deliver thyself - Continue to press him for whom thou art become surety, to pay his creditor; give him no rest till he do it, else thou mayest fully expect to be left to pay the debt.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Better, “Do this now, O my son, and free thyself when thou hast come into thy friend‘s house; go, how thyself down (perhaps “stamp with thy foot,” or “hasten”), press hotly upon thy friend. By persuasion, and if need be, by threats, get back the bond which thou hast been entrapped into signing:” The “friend” is, as before, the companion, not the creditor.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5free yourself: The risk of disaster is so high that escaping is a matter of life and death, like animals trapped.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. come ... friend--in his power. humble ... sure thy friend--urge as a suppliant; that is, induce the friend to provide otherwise for his debt, or secure the surety.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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