Proverbs 6:1-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
Parental Counsel
6 My son, if you have become (A)surety for your neighbor,
Have [a]given a pledge for a stranger,
2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth,
Have been caught with the words of your mouth,
3 Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the [b]hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
4 Give no (B)sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand
And like a (C)bird from the hand of the fowler.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 Lit clapped your palms
- Proverbs 6:3 Lit palm
Proverbs 11:15
New American Standard Bible 1995
15 He who is (A)guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it,
But he who hates [a]being a guarantor is secure.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:15 Lit those who strike hands
Proverbs 17:18
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit heart
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit shakes hands
Proverbs 20:16
New American Standard Bible 1995
16 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
Proverbs 22:7
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Proverbs 22:26-27
New American Standard Bible 1995
26 Do not be among those who (A)give [a]pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he (B)take your bed from under you?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:26 Lit strike hands
Proverbs 27:13
New American Standard Bible 1995
13 (A)Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an [a]adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:13 Lit strange
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