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 become a guarantor for your neighbor, Or have given a handshake for a stranger, If you have been ensnared by the words of your mouth, Or caught by the words of your mouth, 3Then do this, my son, and save yourself: Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go, humble yourself, and be urgent with your neighbor to free yourself. 4Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;

Proverbs 6:2 word by word

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

• you have been ensnaredיָקֹשׁyâqôsh · to snareH3369
• by the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of your mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• caughtלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:2

• Psalms 12:1Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.

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