Proverbs 6:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and you are now in the power of someone else. Here is what you should do: go and beg for permission to call off the agreement.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:14

David was really frightened and said, “It's a terrible choice to make! But the LORD is kind, and I'd rather be punished by him than by anyone else.”

2 Chronicles 12:5

Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah had gone to Jerusalem to escape Shishak's invasion. And while they were there, Shemaiah the prophet told them, “The LORD says that because you have disobeyed him, he has now abandoned you. The LORD will not help you against Shishak!”

2 Chronicles 36:12

He disobeyed the LORD his God and refused to change his ways, even after a warning from Jeremiah, the LORD's prophet.

Psalm 31:8

You kept me from the hands of my enemies, and you set me free.

Exodus 10:3

Moses and Aaron went to the king and told him that the LORD God of the Hebrews had said: How long will you stubbornly refuse to obey? Release my people so they can worship me.

Proverbs 6:2

Then you are trapped by your own words,

Proverbs 6:4

Do this before you fall asleep or even get sleepy.

James 4:10

Be humble in the Lord's presence, and he will honour you.