Devine Scripture

Proverbs 6:5

Proverbs chapter 6 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.4Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

v.5This passage

v.6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 91:3

    For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

  • Psalms 124:7

    Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

  • Proverbs 1:17

    For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird: