Proverbs

Proverbs 6:1–2

¹My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,

if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

²if you have been trapped by the words of your lips,

ensnared by the words of your mouth,

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My son	בְּ֭נִי	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have put up security	עָרַ֣בְתָּ	‘ā·raḇ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
for your neighbor	לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ	lə·rê·‘e·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
if you have struck hands in pledge	תָּקַ֖עְתָּ	tā·qa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
with a stranger	לַזָּ֣ר	laz·zār	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if you have been trapped	נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּ	nō·w·qaš·tā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3369 lay a bait or lure
by the words	בְאִמְרֵי־	ḇə·’im·rê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H561 something said
of your lips	פִ֑יךָ	p̄î·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
ensnared	נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ	nil·kaḏ·tā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
by the words	בְּאִמְרֵי־	bə·’im·rê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H561 something said
of your mouth	פִֽיךָ׃	p̄î·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 6:1 Proverbs 22:26 · Proverbs 17:18 · Proverbs 11:15 · Proverbs 20:16 · Genesis 43:9 · Genesis 44:32–33 · Hebrews 7:22 · Proverbs 27:13 · Job 17:3 · Philemon 1:18–19

Proverbs 6:2 Proverbs 18:7 · Proverbs 12:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.