Proverbs 6:2

Proverbs 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth.

Context of Proverbs 6:2

1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, 3then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. 4Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

Proverbs 6:2 word by word

נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִ֑יךָ נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• if you have been trappedיָקֹשׁyâqôsh · to snareH3369
• by the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of your lipsפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• ensnaredלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:2

• Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Or, “If thou art snared … if thou art taken,” etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5To secure someone else's debt means to use your own possessions as a guarantee. Whether you do this to gain a friend's goodwill or to profit from a stranger (see Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36–37; Deuteronomy 23:19–20), the risk is too high. It could lead to financial ruin. This warning is repeated in Proverbs 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; 22:26; 27:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351-2. if--The condition extends through both verses. be surety--art pledged. stricken ... hand--bargained (compare Job 17:3). with a stranger--that is, for a friend (compare Pr 11:15; 17:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:2

• Prudence
• Surety (Guarantee)
• Words
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Poetry
• Suddenly
• Surety
• Teach
• Hezekiah (2)
• James, Epistle of
• Proverbs, the Book of

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