Proverbs - 6:2



2 You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth.

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Explanation and meaning of Proverbs 6:2.

Differing Translations

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Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,
You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.
Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, Thou art caught by the words of thy mouth-
then you are ensnared by the words of your own mouth, and taken captive by your own words.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Or, "If thou art snared if thou art taken," etc.

Thou art (a) snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
(a) He forbids us not to become surety one for another, according to the rule of charity, but that we consider for whom and after what sort, so that the creditor may not be defrauded.

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,.... Got into a snare out of which an escape is not easy; art no longer free, and thine own man, but under obligation to pay the debt if required; by the verbal agreement made and confirmed by striking hands, and this before witnesses;
thou art taken with the words of thy mouth; as in a net, and held fast therein and thereby, and cannot get loose without paying the debt, if the debtor does not, or without the leave of the creditor.

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