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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said—

Context of Proverbs 6:2

1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth. 3So 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! 4Allow no sleep to your eyes, no 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 one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished 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
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• James, Epistle of
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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