Proverbs 6:3 — Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have… — AMP | maBible
Read Proverbs 6:3 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Proverbs 6.3, Proverbs 6v3, Pr. 6:3. Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to p…
Other reference formats: Proverbs 6.3, Proverbs 6v3, Pr. 6:3.
3 Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].
Notes and references
Under the ancient laws governing debt, a man obligated for another’s debt could lose his money, land, bed, and clothing; and if these were not sufficient, he and his wife and children could be sold as slaves, not to be released until the next Year of Jubilee—fifty years after the previous one.