Proverbs 6:1-3
Expanded Bible
Dangers of Being Foolish
6 My ·child [L son], ·be careful about giving [L if you make] a guarantee for ·somebody else’s loan [L your neighbor/friend],
·about promising to pay what someone else owes [L shaking hands with a stranger in agreement; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; 22:26; 27:13].
2 You ·might [or will] get trapped by what you say;
you ·might [or will] be caught by ·your own words [or what you say].
3 My ·child [L son], if you have done this and are under your ·neighbor’s [or friend’s] control,
here is how to ·get free [extricate yourself].
·Don’t be proud [L Humble yourself]. Go to your ·neighbor [or friend]
and ·beg to be free from your promise [L press/urge your neighbor/friend].
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.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:3 Lit palm
Proverbs 17:18
Expanded Bible
18 ·It is not wise to promise
to pay what your neighbor owes [L A person lacks sense/heart who shakes hands in agreement, who secures a loan for a friend/neighbor].
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.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit heart
Proverbs 20:16
Expanded Bible
16 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s debts,
and keep it until he pays what the ·stranger [L foreigner] owes.
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
Expanded Bible
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and borrowers are ·servants [slaves] to lenders.
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
Expanded Bible
13 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s loan,
and keep it until he pays what the ·stranger [L foreigner] owes.
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
Expanded Bible
26 Don’t ·promise [L shake hands] to pay what someone else owes,
and don’t guarantee anyone’s loan.
27 If you cannot pay the loan,
·your own bed may [L why should your own bed…?] be taken right out 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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