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 or entered into an agreement with a stranger, you have been snared by the words of your mouth — trapped by the words from your mouth. 3Do this, then, my son, and free yourself, for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power: Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor. 4Don’t give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

Proverbs 6:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou art snaredיָקֹשׁyâqôsh · to snareH3369
• with the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• thou art takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:2

• Psalms 12:1Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.

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