Proverbs 5:10
Lexham English Bible
10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,
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
Lexham English Bible
Against Pledges
6 My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor,
if you have bound yourself[a] to the stranger,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 Literally “palms of your hands”
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
Lexham English Bible
15 He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger,
but he who refuses a pledge is safe.
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
Lexham English Bible
16 Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger,
and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.
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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