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Proverbs 6:5
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
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Proverbs 6:5 in other translations
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
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In context
2 Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth.
3 Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.
4 Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.
6 Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
7 For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,
8 Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.
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