Proverbs 6:5 · KJV
“Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”
— Proverbs 6:5
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 6 — Context
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}
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Cross References
Psalms 91:3
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, {and} from the noisome pestilence.
Psalms 124:7
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Proverbs 1:17
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. {in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing}
Psalms 11:1
[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David.] In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee {as} a bird to your mountain?