Proverbs 6:1-3
New Living Translation
Lessons for Daily Life
6 My child,[a] if you have put up security for a friend’s debt
or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—
2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
and are caught by what you said—
3 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.
Footnotes
- 6:1 Hebrew My son.
Proverbs 6:1-3
New American Standard Bible
Parental Counsel
6 My son, if you have become a (A)guarantor for your neighbor,
Or have given a handshake for a stranger,
2 If you have been ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Or caught by the words of your mouth,
3 Then do this, my son, and save yourself:
Since you have come into the [a]hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and be urgent with your neighbor to free yourself.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:3 Lit palm
Proverbs 17:18
New Living Translation
18 It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for a friend.
Proverbs 17:18
New American Standard Bible
18 A person lacking in [a]sense (A)shakes hands
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit heart
Proverbs 20:16
New Living Translation
16 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.[a]
Footnotes
- 20:16 An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text is for a promiscuous woman.
Proverbs 20:16
New American Standard Bible
16 Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.
Proverbs 22:7
New Living Translation
7 Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
New American Standard Bible
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Proverbs 27:13
New Living Translation
13 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.[a]
Proverbs 27:13
New American Standard Bible
13 (A)Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger;
And for a foreign woman seize a pledge from him.
Proverbs 22:26-27
New Living Translation
26 Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for someone else.
27 If you can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
Proverbs 22:26-27
New American Standard Bible
26 Do not be among those who (A)shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he (B)take your bed from under you?
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