Bible Strands
Proverbs 6:5
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wise teacher addresses a person in urgent need, placing this command between the prohibition against sleep in verse 4 and the instruction to observe the ant in verse 6.
The words — The imperative הִנָּצֵל (hi.na.tzel) commands "deliver yourself," followed by similes using צְבִי (tz.vi, "gazelle") and צִפּוֹר (tzi.por, "bird") escaping the יָקוּשׁ (ya.kush, "fowler's") snare.
The thread — The image of evading a fowler's snare appears in Psalms 91:3 and Psalms 124:7, while the warning about a visible net is recorded in Proverbs 1:17.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate, self-driven action to escape imminent danger, requiring the same desperate speed as prey fleeing capture.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Cross-references
- Psalms 91:3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
- Psalms 124:7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
- Proverbs 1:17 How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
- Psalms 11:1 For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!