Proverbs 5:10
World English Bible
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth,
and your labors enrich another man’s house.
Proverbs 5:10
International Standard Version
10 so that strangers don’t enrich themselves at your expense,[a]
and your work won’t end up the possession of foreigners.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:10 Lit. don’t satisfy themselves with your strength
- Proverbs 5:10 Lit. won’t go into a foreigner’s house
Proverbs 6:1
World English Bible
6 My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor,
if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
Proverbs 6:1
International Standard Version
The Folly of Guaranteeing Loans
6 My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor,
if you have agreed to a deal[a] with a stranger,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 Lit. have clapped your hands; i.e. have shaken hands
Proverbs 11:15
World English Bible
15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it,
but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
Proverbs 11:15
International Standard Version
15 Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering,
but by refusing to do so, one remains safe.
Proverbs 20:16
World English Bible
16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger;
and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Proverbs 20:16
International Standard Version
16 Take the garment of anyone who puts up collateral for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if he does it for an unfamiliar woman.
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