Proverbs 6:3

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.

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WEBBE

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbour. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbour.

BSB

then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

KJV

Do this now, my son, deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

ASV

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

BBE

Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

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עֲשֵׂה 'a·seh do H6213 זֹאת zot this H2063 אֵפוֹא 'e·fo' then H645 בְּנִי be·ni O son my H1121 וְהִנָּצֵל ve·hi·na·tzel and deliver yourself H5337 כִּי ki for H3588 בָאתָ va·ta you have come H935 בְכַף־ ve·khaf- in [the] palm of H3709 רֵעֶךָ re·'e·kha neighbor your H7453 לֵךְ lekh go H1980 הִתְרַפֵּס hit·ra·pes humble yourself H7511 וּרְהַב u·re·hav and importune H7292 רֵעֶיךָ re·'ei·kha neighbor your H7453

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

If we live as directed by the word of God, we shall find it profitable even in this present world. We are stewards of our worldly substance, and have to answer to the Lord for our disposal of it; to waste it in rash schemes, or such plans as may entangle us in difficulties and temptations, is wrong. A man ought never to be surety for more than he is able and willing to pay, and can afford to pay, without wronging his family; he ought to look upon every sum he is engaged for, as his own debt. If we must take all this care to get our debts to men forgiven, much more to obtain forgiveness with God. Humble thyself to him, make sure of Christ as thy Friend, to plead for thee; pray earnestly that thy sins may be pardoned, and that thou mayest be kept from going down to the pit.

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