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Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.

Verse ConceptsHumbling OneselfBeing HumbleForgiving YourselfDebtBeing YourselfHumble YourselfFriendship KjvHumility And Pridehumblenesshumble

Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Verse ConceptsHuntingBirds, Figurative UseSaving OneselfDeer Etc.DebtBeing YourselfDeerSaving Money

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?

Verse ConceptsMoney, Attitudes ToEducationSchoolFoolsinvesting

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

Verse ConceptsIdlenessMouthsSluggardsPots For Cooking And Eatingsloth

He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.

Verse ConceptsPursuing ViolenceCutting Off Hands And Feet

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Verse ConceptsProverbsWise Proverbsdrunkards

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsPots For Cooking And Eating

He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

Verse Conceptsnagging

If you have been foolish in exalting yourself
Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.

Verse ConceptsPlansHow Silence Is WiseSeeking Honour