61 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. 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. 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.
61 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, 2 you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth. 3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's hands: Go-to the point of exhaustion-
61 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger, 2 if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, 3 then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor: go, hasten,
61 Dear friend, if you've gone into hock with your neighbor or locked yourself into a deal with a stranger, 2 If you've impulsively promised the shirt off your back and now find yourself shivering out in the cold, 3 Friend, don't waste a minute, get yourself out of that mess. You're in that man's clutches! Go, put on a long face; act desperate. 4 Don't procrastinate - there's no time to lose. 5 Run like a deer from the hunter, fly like a bird from the trapper! A Lesson from the Ant
61 My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, 2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. 3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend. 4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
61 My child, if you have put up security for a friend's debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger- 2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said- 3 follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend's mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased. 4 Don't put it off; do it now! Don't rest until you do. 5 Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.
101 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
101 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
101 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
101 Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother.
101 The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
101 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
(Read Proverbs 10:1)
The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties.
17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
17 The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you're lost for good.
17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.
17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray.
(Read Proverbs 10:17)
The traveller that has missed his way, and cannot bear to be told of it, and to be shown the right way, must err still.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 6:1-5
Commentary on Proverbs 6:1-5
(Read Proverbs 6:1-5)
If we live as directed by the word of God, we shall find it profitable even in this present world. We are stewards of our worldly substance, and have to answer to the Lord for our disposal of it; to waste it in rash schemes, or such plans as may entangle us in difficulties and temptations, is wrong. A man ought never to be surety for more than he is able and willing to pay, and can afford to pay, without wronging his family; he ought to look upon every sum he is engaged for, as his own debt. If we must take all this care to get our debts to men forgiven, much more to obtain forgiveness with God. Humble thyself to him, make sure of Christ as thy Friend, to plead for thee; pray earnestly that thy sins may be pardoned, and that thou mayest be kept from going down to the pit.