Proverbs 6:5

New International Reader's Version

As a deer frees itself from a hunter, free yourself. As a bird frees itself from a trapper, free yourself.

Cross References

Psalm 11:1

I run to the Lord for safety. So how can you say to me, “Fly away like a bird to your mountain.

Psalm 124:7

We have escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped.

Psalm 91:3

He will certainly save you from hidden traps and from deadly sickness.

Proverbs 1:17

How useless it is to spread a net where every bird can see it!

Song of Solomon 2:7

Women of Jerusalem, make me a promise. Let the antelopes and the does serve as witnesses. Don’t stir up love. Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.

Song of Solomon 2:9

The one who loves me is like an antelope or a young deer. Look! There he stands behind our wall. He’s gazing through the window. He’s peering through the screen.