Proverbs 6:3
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.
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Referenced Verses
- Exod 10:3 : 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
- 2 Sam 24:14 : 14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
- 2 Chr 12:5 : 5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
- 2 Chr 36:12 : 12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
- Ps 31:8 : 8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
- Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
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1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
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6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
- Prov 17:17-182 verses75%
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
- Prov 6:4-52 verses75%
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
- Prov 27:10-112 verses74%
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
- Prov 22:24-274 verses72%
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
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3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
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58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
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27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
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5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
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14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
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17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
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5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
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15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
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24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
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23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
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18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
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22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
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29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
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9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
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6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
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4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
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2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
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30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.