Proverbs 6:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

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    3then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.

  • Job 15:5-6
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    5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

    20You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

  • Prov 22:25-26
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    25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

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    13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Job 18:8
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    8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

  • Job 18:10
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    10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

  • Job 22:10
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    10That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you,

  • Matt 12:37
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    37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

  • Prov 17:18
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    18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

  • Job 36:17-18
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

    18Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

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    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

  • Prov 23:8
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    8you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

  • Prov 6:24
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    24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

  • Prov 2:16
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  • Eccl 5:6
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    6Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”

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    26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

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    6Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

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    24I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured.

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    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

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    2in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

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    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

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    15The one who has put up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands is secure.

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