Proverbs 6:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.”

What this verse means

Read Proverbs 6:5 in the flow of Proverbs6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs6 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 11:1In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
  2. Psalms 91:3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
  3. Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
  4. Proverbs 1:17How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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