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Proverbs 6:2

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּnoqashtafowler snareיָקֹשׁverb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fowler snare”, a completed actionH3369to ensnare (literally or figuratively)fowler (lay a) snare.בְאִמְרֵיveimrein answerאֵמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.פִ֑יךָfikhaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnilkadtacatchלָכַדverb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “catch”, a completed actionH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.בְּאִמְרֵיbeimrein answerאֵמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.פִֽיךָfikhaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

World English Bible

you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.

Darby Translation

thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Douay-Rheims

Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For a man's own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παγὶς γὰρ ἰσχυρὰ ἀνδρὶ τὰ ἴδια χείλη, καὶ ἁλίσκεται χείλεσιν ἰδίου στόματος.