Proverbs 6:5

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

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

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Definitions for Proverbs 6:5

Fowler - One who snares birds.

Clarke's Proverbs 6:5 Bible Commentary

Deliver thyself as a roe - צבי tsebi, the antelope. If thou art got into the snare, get out if thou possibly canst; make every struggle and excertion, as the antelope taken in the net, and the bird taken in the snare would, in order to get free from thy captivity.

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