Proverbs 22:26-27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 Do not be one of those who give pledges,
who become surety for debts.(A)
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should your bed be taken from under you?
Proverbs 22:26-27
English Standard Version
26 Be not one of those who (A)give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should (B)your bed be taken from under you?
Proverbs 27:13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.[a](A)
Proverbs 27:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:13 Hebrew a foreign woman; a slight emendation yields (compare Vulgate; see also 20:16) foreigners
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