Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Do this then, my son, and deliver thyself, When thou hast come into the hand of thy neighbour, Go, haste thee, and urge thy neighbour;
New American Standard Bible
Since you have come into the
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
King James Version
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Holman Bible
for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:
Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.
International Standard Version
then do this, my son, and deliver yourself, because you have come under your neighbor's control. Go, humble yourself! Plead passionately with your neighbor!
A Conservative Version
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.
Julia Smith Translation
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself when thou camest into the hand of thy friend; go humble thyself and enlarge thy friend.
King James 2000
Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and plead with your friend.
Lexham Expanded Bible
do this, then, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into {the palm of your neighbor's hand}: Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.
Modern King James verseion
My son, do this now, and deliver yourself when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself and make your friend sure.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore my son, do this: and thou shalt be discharged, when thou art come into thy neighbour's danger. Go thy ways then soon, and entreat thy neighbour:
NET Bible
then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor's power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.
New Heart English Bible
Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, seeing you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
Webster
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,
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Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Against Pledges
2 Thou hast been snared by the sayings of thy mouth, - thou hast been caught by the sayings of thy mouth. 3 Do this then, my son, and deliver thyself, When thou hast come into the hand of thy neighbour, Go, haste thee, and urge thy neighbour; 4 Do not give sleep to thine eyes, or slumber to thine eyelashes;
Cross References
Exodus 10:3
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him - Thus, saith Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, How long hast thou refused to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.
2 Samuel 24:14
And David said unto Gad - I am in a great strait, - let us fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Yahweh, for, manifold, are, his compassions, but, into the hand of man, let me not fall.
2 Chronicles 12:5
And, Shemaiah the prophet, came unto Rehoboam, and the rulers of Judah, who had gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem because of Shishak, - and said unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have left, me, Therefore, I also, have left, you, in the hands of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 36:12
And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh his God,-he humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet, from the mouth of Yahweh.
Psalm 31:8
And hast not shut me up in the hand of the foe, Thou hast given standing, in a roomy place, unto my feet.
James 4:10
Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.