Proverbs 6:3 meaning and explanation
then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
Proverbs 6:3, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is a father instructing his son, and the situation is a legal and social trap. In the preceding verses the son has pledged himself as surety for a neighbor, striking hands in a formal pledge, and now he is bound by the words of his own mouth.
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