Proverbs 5:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 strangers will drain your resources,
and your earnings will end up in a foreigner’s house.
Proverbs 5:10
Common English Bible
10 Otherwise, strangers will sap your strength,
and your hard work will end up in a foreigner’s house.
Proverbs 6:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Financial Entanglements
6 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor[a]
or entered into an agreement with[b] a stranger,[c](A)
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:1 Or friend
- Proverbs 6:1 Lit or shaken hands for or with
- Proverbs 6:1 The Hb word for stranger can refer to a foreigner, an Israelite outside one’s family, or simply to another person.
Proverbs 6:1
Common English Bible
Wise advice
6 My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor
or shake hands in agreement with a stranger,
Proverbs 11:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 If someone puts up security for a stranger,
he will suffer for it,(A)
but the one who hates such agreements is protected.
Proverbs 11:15
Common English Bible
15 Guaranteeing the debt of a stranger brings big trouble,
but the one who refuses to shake hands will be secure.
Proverbs 20:16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 Take his garment,[a]
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.(A)
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:16 A debtor’s outer garment was held as collateral.
Proverbs 20:16
Common English Bible
16 Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;
take his pledge for a foreigner.
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