Proverbs 6:5
What does Proverbs 6:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 6:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Context
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:
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