Proverbs 6:29 — Meaning and Application

Proverbs 6:1

"My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, {if} thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"

Proverbs 6:2

"Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth."

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. {and make...: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend}"

Proverbs 6:4

"Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids."

Proverbs 6:5

"Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler."

Proverbs 6:6

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"