Proverbs 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 6:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 6:5 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:5 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.”

Proverbs 6:5 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”

Proverbs 6:5 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.”

Proverbs 6:5 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:5 in Context — Proverbs 6

3 Então faze isto agora, meu filho, e livra-te, pois caíste nas mãos de teu próximo; vai, humilha-te, e insiste exaustivamente ao teu próximo.

4 Não dês sono aos teus olhos, nem cochilo às tuas pálpebras.

5 Livra-te, como a corça do caçador, como o pássaro do caçador de aves.

6 Vai até a formiga, preguiçoso; olha para os caminhos dela, e sê sábio.

7 Ela, [mesmo] não tendo chefe, nem fiscal, nem dominador,

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What Does Proverbs 6:5 Mean?

Proverbs 6:5 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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