Proverbs 6:5

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 91:3 : 3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
  • Ps 124:7 : 7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
  • Prov 1:17 : 17 Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird,
  • Ps 11:1 : 1 For the director of music. Of David: I have taken refuge in the LORD. How can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain"?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:6-11
    6 verses
    77%

    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise.

    7She has no commander, no overseer or ruler,

    8yet she prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provisions at harvest.

    9How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

    11and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Prov 6:2-4
    3 verses
    77%

    2you have been trapped by the words of your mouth, caught by the words of your mouth.

    3So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have come into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your case with your neighbor.

    4Do not allow sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

  • Ps 124:7
    76%

    7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

  • Prov 7:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22He follows her all at once, like an ox going to slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of shackles.

    23Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.

  • Prov 1:17-18
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    73%

    17Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird,

    18But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  • Ps 141:9-10
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    72%

    9Keep me from the trap they have set for me and from the snares of those who do evil.

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.

  • Ps 91:3
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    3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.

  • Amos 3:5
    71%

    5Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it has caught nothing?

  • Job 6:23
    71%

    23Or, ‘Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,’ or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’?

  • Amos 2:14-15
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    71%

    14Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

    15The archer will not stand his ground, the swift-footed will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.

  • Job 18:8-10
    3 verses
    71%

    8For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.

    9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him tight.

    10His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.

  • Prov 22:5
    70%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

  • Amos 5:19
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    19It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.

  • Ps 11:1
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    1For the director of music. Of David: I have taken refuge in the LORD. How can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain"?

  • Jer 48:6
    69%

    6Flee! Save your lives like a juniper in the wilderness.

  • Prov 2:16
    69%

    16It will save you from the wayward woman, from the foreign woman with her flattering words,

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

  • Prov 27:8
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    8Like a bird that wanders from its nest is a man who wanders from his place.

  • Prov 24:11
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    11Rescue those being taken to death and hold back those stumbling toward slaughter, if you can.

  • Lam 4:19
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    19Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

  • Prov 6:24-26
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    69%

    24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.

    25Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her captivate you with her eyes.

    26For a prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man hunts a precious life.

  • Job 38:39
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    39Can you hunt prey for the lion or satisfy the hunger of young lions,

  • Job 22:10
    68%

    10That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

  • Prov 7:5
    68%

    5To keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

  • Song 8:14
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    14Hurry, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

  • Prov 4:15
    68%

    15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

  • Prov 3:26
    68%

    26For the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.

  • Deut 22:6
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    6If you come across a bird’s nest along the road, in a tree or on the ground, and it contains young birds or eggs with the mother sitting on them, do not take the mother with the young.

  • Prov 22:25
    68%

    25Or you may learn their ways and set a trap for your soul.

  • Ps 31:4
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    4For you are my rock and my fortress. For the sake of your name, guide me and lead me.

  • Prov 5:19
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    19A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love.

  • Ps 10:9
    68%

    9He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.

  • Exod 21:13
    68%

    13But if he did not intend to kill, and it was allowed by God to happen, then I will provide a place where he can flee.

  • Ps 140:5
    67%

    5Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.