Proverbs 6:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ Do this at once, my son, and deliver yourself, For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go, humble yourself, and urge your friend.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Do this now [at once and earnestly], my son, and deliver yourself when you have put yourself into the power of your neighbor; go, bestir and humble yourself, and beg your neighbor [to pay his debt and thereby release you].

American Standard Version (1901)

³ 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;

Common English Bible

³ Do this, my son, to get out of it, for you have come under the control of your neighbor. So go, humble yourself, and pester your neighbor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Therefore, my son, do what I say, and free yourself, for you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor. Run, hurry, awaken your friend.

Proverbs 6:3 Cross References

2 Samuel 24:14

And Dawiḏ

2 Chronicles 12:5

And Shemayah the prophet came to Reḥ

2 Chronicles 36:12

And he did evil in the eyes of יהוה  his Elohim. He did not humble himself before Yirmeyahu the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of יהוה.

Psalm 31:8

And You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

Exodus 10:3

And Mosheh and Aharon came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus said יהוה  Elohim of the Heḇ

Proverbs 6:2

Have been snared by the words of your own mouth, Have been caught by the words of your mouth –

Proverbs 6:4

Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master, and He shall lift you up.