Proverbs 6:3-5
King James Version
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.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Proverbs 6:3-5
English Standard Version
3 then do this, my son, and save yourself,
for you have come into the hand of your neighbor:
go, hasten,[a] and (A)plead urgently with your neighbor.
4 (B)Give your eyes no sleep
and your eyelids no slumber;
5 save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,[b]
(C)like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:3 Or humble yourself
- Proverbs 6:5 Hebrew lacks of the hunter
Proverbs 6:3-5
New King James Version
3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself;
For you have come into the hand of your friend:
Go and humble yourself;
Plead with your friend.
4 (A)Give no sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids.
5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
And like a bird from the hand of the [a]fowler.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:5 One who catches birds in a trap or snare
Proverbs 6:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 Then do this, my son, and save yourself:
Since you have come into the [a]hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and be urgent with your neighbor to free yourself.
4 Give no (A)sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
5 Save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand,
And like a (B)bird from the hand of the fowler.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:3 Lit palm
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