Proverbs 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.”

Proverbs 6:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.”

Proverbs 6:2 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. ”

Proverbs 6:2 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,”

Proverbs 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. ”

Proverbs 6:2 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth.”

Proverbs 6:2 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:2 in Context — Proverbs 6

1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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.

4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

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What Does Proverbs 6:2 Mean?

Proverbs 6:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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