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Proverbs 6:5
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Proverbs 6:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- New International Version (NIV)Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
- English Standard Version (ESV)save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Context of Proverbs 6:5
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and plead with thy friend. 4Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
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הִ֭נָּצֵל כִּצְבִ֣י מִיָּ֑ד וּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹר מִיַּ֥ד יָקֽוּשׁ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:5
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Deliver thyself as a roe - צבי tsebi, the antelope. If thou art got into the snare, get out if thou possibly canst; make every struggle and excertion, as the antelope taken in the net, and the bird taken in the snare would, in order to get free from thy captivity.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. 4-54-5. The danger requires promptness.Read the comment
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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
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