Verse List for PROV 6:3

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OET (OET-RV) In that case, my child, go and rescue yourself: ⇔ Since you’ve fallen into your neighbour’s control, ⇔ go and humbly appeal to your neighbour to release you from that pledge.

OET-LV Do this then my _son _of_my and_deliver _yourself if/because you _have _come in_the _palm _of your _neighbour _of_your go humble _yourself and_importune neighbours _of_your.

ULT then do this, my son, and rescue yourself: ⇔ Since you have come into the palm of your neighbor, ⇔ go, humble yourself, and press your neighbor.

UST then, my child, do this in order to save yourself from having to pay back this loan: ⇔  humbly go to that person and beg him to cancel what you have promised, because he now controls you.

BSB & MSB then do this, my son, to free yourself, ⇔  for you have fallen into your neighbor ’s hands: ⇔ Go, humble yourself,[fn] ⇔  and press your plea with your neighbor.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, ⇔  since you have come into the hand of your neighbour. ⇔ Go, humble yourself. ⇔  Press your plea with your neighbour.

NET then, 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.

LSV Do this now, my son, and be delivered,
For you have come into the hand of your friend. Go, trample on yourself, and strengthen your friend,

FBV So this is what you have to do. You need to get out of it, because you've put yourself in that person's power. Go to your neighbor in all humility and ask him to release you from the commitment.[fn]

T4T So, my son, I will tell you what you should do to escape from your difficulty, ⇔  so that the moneylender does not get control over your wealth: ⇔ Humbly go to your friend and plead with him to cancel the agreement!

LEB • do this, then, my child, and save yourself,
• for you have come into the palm of your neighbor’s hand :[fn]
• Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.

BBE Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

Moff then do this, my son--release yourself, ⇔  for you are in your fellow’s power; ⇔ be quick, beseech your fellow,

JPS Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.

ASV Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, ⇔ Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: ⇔ Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

DRA Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:

YLT Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

Drby Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.

RV Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbour.
(Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself/yourself, seeing thou/you art come into the hand of thy/your neighbour; go, humble thyself/yourself, and importune thy/your neighbour.)

SLT Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself when thou camest into the hand of thy friend; go humble thyself and enlarge thy friend.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself/yourself, when thou/you art come into the hand of thy/your friend; go, humble thyself/yourself, and make sure thy/your friend.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Doe this now, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend: goe, humble thy selfe, and make sure thy friend.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps Therfore my sonne do this, and thou shalt be discharged: When thou art come into thy neyghbours daunger, go thy wayes then soone, humble thy selfe, and with thy frendes intreate thy creditour.
(Therefore my son do this, and thou/you shalt/shall be discharged: When thou/you art come into thy/your neighbours danger, go thy/your ways then soon, humble thyself/yourself, and with thy/your friends entreat thy/your creditor.)

Gnva Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.
(Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself/yourself: seeing thou/you art come into the hand of thy/your neighbour, go, and humble thyself/yourself, and sollicite thy/your friends.)

Cvdl Therfore (my sonne) do this, discharge thy self, for thou art come i to yi neghbours daunger. Go thy waye then soone, & intreate thy neghboure:
(Therefore (my son) do this, discharge thy/your self, for thou/you art come 1 to ye/you_all neighbours danger. Go thy/your way then soon, and entreat thy/your neighbour:)

Wycl Therfor, my sone, do thou that that Y seie, and delyuere thi silf; for thou hast fallun in to the hond of thi neiybore. Renne thou aboute, haste thou, reise thi freend;
(Therefore, my son, do thou/you that that I say, and deliver thyself/yourself; for thou/you hast fallen in to the hand of thy/your neighbour. Renne thou/you about, haste thou/you, raise thy/your friend;)

Luth So tu doch, mein Kind, also und errette dich; denn du bist deinem Nächsten in die Hände kommen; eile, dränge und treibe deinen Nächsten!
(So do/act though/but, my child, also and save/rescue you/yourself; because/than you(sg) are your neighbour in the hands coming; hurry, dränge and drive your(s) neighbour!)

ClVg Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.[fn]
(Make/Do therefore that I_mean/say, son my, and yourself free, because incidisti in/into/on hand neighbours yours(sg). Discurre, festina, suscita friend your(sg).)

UHB עֲשֵׂ֨ה זֹ֥את אֵפ֪וֹא ׀ בְּנִ֡⁠י וְֽ⁠הִנָּצֵ֗ל כִּ֘י בָ֤אתָ בְ⁠כַף־רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ לֵ֥ךְ הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס וּ⁠רְהַ֥ב רֵעֶֽי⁠ךָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ποίει υἱὲ ἃ ἐγώ σοι ἐντέλλομαι, καὶ σώζου· ἥκεις γὰρ εἰς χεῖρας κακῶν διὰ σὸν φίλον· ἴσθι μὴ ἐκλυόμενος, παρόξυνε δὲ καὶ τὸν φίλον σου ὃν ἐνεγγυήσω.

BrTr My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend's account thou art come into the power of evil men: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.