Proverbs 5:10
World English Bible
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth,
and your labors enrich another man’s house.
Proverbs 5:10
New King James Version
10 Lest aliens be filled with your [a]wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:10 Lit. strength
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
New King James Version
Dangerous Promises
6 My son, (A)if you become [a]surety for your friend,
If you have [b]shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 guaranty or collateral
- Proverbs 6:1 Lit. struck
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
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:15 guaranty
- Proverbs 11:15 those pledging guaranty, lit. those who strike hands
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
New King James Version
16 (A)Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
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