Proverbs 6:1-3
Modern English Version
Warning Against Pledges
6 My son, if you put up a security for your friend,
if you have shaken hands with a stranger,
2 you are snared with the words of your mouth;
you are taken with the words of your mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself;
when you have come into the hand of your friend,
go and humble yourself;
plead with your friend.
Proverbs 6:1-3
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,
2 You are snared by the words of your mouth;
You are taken by the words of your mouth.
3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself;
For you have come into the hand of your friend:
Go and humble yourself;
Plead with your friend.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 guaranty or collateral
- Proverbs 6:1 Lit. struck
Proverbs 17:18
Modern English Version
18 A man void of understanding shakes hands,
and becomes a pledge in the presence of his friend.
Proverbs 17:18
New King James Version
18 (A)A man devoid of [a]understanding [b]shakes hands in a pledge,
And becomes [c]surety for his friend.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit. heart
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit. strikes the hands
- Proverbs 17:18 guaranty or collateral
Proverbs 20:16
Modern English Version
16 Take the garment of him who is a pledge for a stranger,
and hold it as a security when it is 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.
Proverbs 22:7
Modern English Version
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
New King James Version
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 27:13
Modern English Version
13 Take his garment that is security for a stranger,
and take a pledge of him for an adulterous woman.
Proverbs 27:13
New King James Version
13 Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
Proverbs 22:26-27
Modern English Version
Saying Four
26 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,
or of those who use securities for debts;
27 if you have nothing to pay,
why should he take away your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:26-27
New King James Version
26 (A)Do not be one of those who [a]shakes hands in a pledge,
One of those who is [b]surety for debts;
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:26 Lit. strikes
- Proverbs 22:26 guaranty
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