Proverbs 6:3

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 guarantee a loan for your neighbor or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake, 2you are trapped by the words of your own mouth, caught by your own promise. Do the following things, my son, so that you may free yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Humble yourself, and pester your neighbor. 4Don’t let your eyes rest or your eyelids close. 5Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of a hunter and like a bird from the hand of a hunter.

Proverbs 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 24:14“I’m in a desperate situation,” David told Gad. “Please let us fall into the Lord’s hands because he is very merciful. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”
• 2 Chronicles 12:5The prophet Shemaiah came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered in Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, “This is what the Lord says: You have abandoned me, so I will abandon you. I will hand you over to Shishak.”
• Psalms 31:8You have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a place where I can move freely.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did what the Lord his God considered evil and didn’t humble himself in front of the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke for the Lord.
• James 4:10Humble yourselves in the Lord’s presence. Then he will give you a high position.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 6:3

• Surety (Guarantee)
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Suddenly
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• Teach
• Hezekiah (2)
• James, Epistle of
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Sure; Surely

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