29 Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,(A)
for he trusts you and lives near you.

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29 Don’t plot harm against your neighbor,
    for those who live nearby trust you.

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Financial Entanglements

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor[a]
or entered into an agreement with[b] a stranger,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:1 Or friend
  2. 6:1 Lit or slapped hands for

Lessons for Daily Life

My child,[a] if you have put up security for a friend’s debt
    or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—

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Footnotes

  1. 6:1 Hebrew My son.

Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,
for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:
Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.

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follow my advice and save yourself,
    for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy.
Now swallow your pride;
    go and beg to have your name erased.

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29 A violent person lures his neighbor,(A)
leading him on a path that is not good.(B)

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29 Violent people mislead their companions,
    leading them down a harmful path.

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10 A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration[a] for his neighbor.(A)

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  1. 21:10 Or favor

10 Evil people desire evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

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17 Don’t visit your neighbors too often,
    or you will wear out your welcome.

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10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(A)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(B)

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10 Never abandon a friend—
    either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
    It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

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14 If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.

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14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
    will be taken as a curse!

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