Proverbs 6:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 6:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עֲשֵׂ֨ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
זֹ֥את
zôʼth
H2063
this
אֵפ֪וֹא
ʼêphôw
H645
then
בְּנִ֡י
bên
H1121
son
וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
כִּ֘י
kîy
H3588
that
בָ֤אתָ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְכַף
kaph
H3709
palm
רֵעֶ֑ךָ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
לֵ֥ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס
râphaç
H7511
to humble
וּרְהַ֥ב
râhab
H7292
to act proudly
רֵעֶֽיךָ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, Seeing you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then do this, my son, and rescue yourself: Since you have come into the palm of your neighbor, go, humble yourself, and press your neighbor.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).