Proverbs 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Proverbs 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 6:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.”
Proverbs 6:3 — World English Bible
Proverbs 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor; ”
Proverbs 6:3 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,”
Proverbs 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend. ”
Proverbs 6:3 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.”
Proverbs 6:3 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 6:3 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.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
What Does Proverbs 6:3 Mean?
Proverbs 6:3 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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