Proverbs 6:3

New American Bible - revised edition

So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: Go, hurry, rouse your neighbor!

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:14

David answered Gad: “I am greatly distressed. But let us fall into the hand of God, whose mercy is great, rather than into human hands.”

2 Chronicles 12:5

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the commanders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them: “Thus says the Lord: You have abandoned me, and so I have abandoned you to the power of Shishak.”

2 Chronicles 36:12

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, his God, and he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the Lord.

Psalm 31:8

I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy, once you have seen my misery, [and] gotten to know the distress of my soul.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go to serve me.

Proverbs 6:2

You have been snared by the utterance of your lips, 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 before the Lord and he will exalt you.