Proverbs 6:3
1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
2 if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
4 Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
- 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.
- WEB
- Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
- ASV
- Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;
- DARBY
- Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.
- BLB
- then you must do this my son, and deliver yourself, for you have come into the palm of your neighbor: Go humble yourself, and press your neighbor.
- ÅB
- så gjør slik, min sønn, og frels deg, siden du er kommet i din nestes hånd: Gå og kast deg ned for din neste og storm inn på ham,
- OTB
- Så gjør dette, min sønn, for å redde deg selv, siden du har falt i din nabos hender:
Gå, ydmyk deg selv, og vær påtrengende med din nabo for å frigjøre deg selv. - B1930
- så gjør således, min sønn, og frels dig, siden du er kommet i din næstes hånd: Gå og kast dig ned for din næste og storm inn på ham,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Read in context2 Samuel 24:14
David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
Read in contextPsalms 31:8
You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
Read in contextExodus 10:3
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Read in context2 Chronicles 12:5
Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:12
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
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