Proverbs 6:3

New Living Translation

follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:14

“I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

2 Chronicles 12:5

The prophet Shemaiah then met with Rehoboam and Judah’s leaders, who had all fled to Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah told them, “This is what the Lord says: You have abandoned me, so I am abandoning you to Shishak.”

2 Chronicles 36:12

But Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and he refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the Lord.

Psalm 31:8

You have not handed me over to my enemies but have set me in a safe place.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.

Proverbs 6:2

if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said—

Proverbs 6:4

Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.