Proverbs 6:5
“Deliuer thy selfe as a Roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”
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Proverbs 6:5 Context
3Doe this now, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend: goe, humble thy selfe, and make sure thy friend. 4Giue not sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5Deliuer thy selfe as a Roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6¶ Goe to the Ant, thou sluggard, consider her wayes, and be wise. 7Which hauing no guide, ouerseer, or ruler,
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Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- King James Version
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from {the hunter's} hand And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand `of the hunter', And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
- Basic English Bible
deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- Darby Bible
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- Webster's Bible
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
- World English Bible
Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible