The Meaning of Proverbs 6:2 Explained

Proverbs 6:2

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

YLT: Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

Darby: thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

ASV: Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 6:2?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 6:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 6:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 6:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 6:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 6:1-19 - Avoid Suretyship And Sloth
A young man, being entreated by his friend to go bond for him, consents, in an easy-going way to become his surety. He promises to be responsible for the other's debt. From that moment he resembles a roe caught by a hunter or a bird snared by a fowler. If any shall have enmeshed himself in an obligation of this kind he is exhorted to spare no pains, to stand on no false pride, but to go with all urgency to the man for whom he has pledged his credit, and get released at all cost. If we can afford to be surety, we can afford to lend the money ourselves. If we cannot do the former, it is weak and foolish to do the latter.
The ants swarm in the woods and fields, and rebuke our laziness and thriftlessness. They work day and might, storing their galleries with food, building mounds which relatively to the size of the builders are three or four times larger than the Pyramids. In sickness they nurse one another; in the winter they feed on their supplies. Learn from the ceaseless industry of Nature, and do something worthy before sundown! [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 6

1  against indebtedness
6  idleness
12  and mischievousness
16  seven things detestable to God
20  the blessings of obedience
25  the mischief of unfaithfulness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 6:2 mean?

You are snared by the words of your mouth You are taken by the words of your mouth
נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־ פִ֑יךָ נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־ פִֽיךָ

נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּ  You  are  snared 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָקַשׁ  
Sense: to lure, entice, snare, lay a snare or lure, set a trap.
בְאִמְרֵי־  by  the  words 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֵמֶר 
Sense: utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command.
פִ֑יךָ  of  your  mouth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ  You  are  taken 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: לָכַד  
Sense: to capture, take, seize.
בְּאִמְרֵי־  by  the  words 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֵמֶר 
Sense: utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command.
פִֽיךָ  of  your  mouth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.

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