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Proverbs 6:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 6 · verse 5
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.Proverbs 6:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 6:5 in context
3Do 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.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver 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,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Delivernâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- birdtsippôwra little birdH6833 →
- roetsᵉbîysplendorH6643 →
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It is the excellency of the word of God that it teaches us not only divine wisdom for another world, but human prudence for this world, that we may order our affairs with discretion;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5