Proverbs 5:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 If you do, your work will satisfy strangers,
and the results of your labor will end up in another man’s house.
Proverbs 5:10
Lexham English Bible
10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,
Proverbs 6:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Eighth Address to a Son:
Wisdom Avoids Entanglements
6 My son, if you have guaranteed your neighbor’s debts,
if you have shaken hands for a stranger,
Proverbs 6:1
Lexham English Bible
Against Pledges
6 My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor,
if you have bound yourself[a] to the stranger,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 Literally “palms of your hands”
Proverbs 11:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 Guaranteeing a loan for a stranger leads to trouble,
but one who hates to shake hands[a] remains secure.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:15 Or make a deal
Proverbs 11:15
Lexham English Bible
15 He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger,
but he who refuses a pledge is safe.
Proverbs 20:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Take the garment from someone who guarantees a loan for a stranger.
Hold on to it when he offers it as collateral for a foreigner.
Proverbs 20:16
Lexham English Bible
16 Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger,
and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.
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