Proverbs 6:2
1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 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.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
- KJV
- Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
- WEB
- you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
- ASV
- Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
- DARBY
- thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
- BLB
- [or] have been lured by the words of your mouth, captured by the words of your mouth,
- ÅB
- har du latt deg binde ved din munns ord, har du latt deg fange i din munns ord,
- OTB
- har du blitt fanget av ordene fra din munn, fanget av det du har sagt.
- B1930
- har du latt dig binde ved din munns ord, har du latt dig fange i din munns ord,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Read in contextProverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Read in context