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Proverbs 6:5

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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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  1. Psalms 91:3Rank 1 from verse 5
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    3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

  2. Psalms 124:7Rank 2 from verse 5
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    7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

  3. Proverbs 1:17Rank 3 from verse 5
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    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

  4. Psalms 11:1Rank 4 from verse 5
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    1IN the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

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Proverbs 6:5

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deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

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