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
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.