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Proverbs 6:5

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Free yourself like a deer escaping from a hunter's trap, and like a bird breaking free from someone trying to catch it.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is urging someone to escape quickly and urgently from a dangerous situation, just like wild animals flee when they're being hunted.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from a section in Proverbs where a father is warning his son about the dangers of making foolish financial promises or guarantees for other people's debts. In ancient times, hunters used snares and traps to catch deer, and fowlers used nets to capture birds for food or trade.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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