Bible Strands
Proverbs 6:2
if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses his son, continuing the conditional warning from the preceding verse about guaranteeing a loan for a neighbor.
The words — The text uses נוֹקַשְׁתָּ (no.Kash.ta) for "ensnared" and נִלְכַּדְתָּ (nil.Kad.ta) for "caught," both describing a person trapped by their own spoken words.
The thread — The text describes speech as a trap in Proverbs 18:7, which calls the fool’s mouth his ruin and his lips a snare to his soul, and Proverbs 12:13, which notes an evil man is trapped by rebellious speech.
Why it lands — The verse plainly describes how careless speech creates binding obligations, requiring the reader to recognize the danger and move immediately to humble negotiation as the preceding context directs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Proverbs 12:13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.