Proverbs 6:1-3 Parallel Bible Translations

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	SEP Brenton Septuagint Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy.	My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger,	My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2	For a man's own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth.	if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth,	you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3	My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend's account thou art come into the power of evil men : faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.	then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor: go, hasten, and plead urgently with your neighbor.	So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go—to the point of exhaustion— and give your neighbor no rest!
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