Proverbs 6:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Against Pledges
6 My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor,
if you have bound yourself[a] to the stranger,
2 if you are snared by the sayings of your mouth,
if you are caught by the sayings of your mouth,
3 do this, then, my child, and save yourself,
for you have come into the palm of your neighbor’s hand:[b]
Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:1 Literally “palms of your hands”
- Proverbs 6:3 Literally “the palm of the hand of your neighbor”
Proverbs 6:1-3
Common English Bible
Wise advice
6 My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor
or shake hands in agreement with a stranger,
2 you will be trapped by your words;
you will be caught by your words.
3 Do this, my son, to get out of it,
for you have come under the control of your neighbor.
So go, humble yourself,[a] and pester your neighbor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:3 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 17:18
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Literally “heart”
- Proverbs 17:18 Literally “pledges a hand”
Proverbs 17:18
Common English Bible
18 One with no sense shakes hands on a deal,
securing a loan for a friend.
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.
Proverbs 22:7
Lexham English Bible
7 The rich will rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave of the lender.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:7 Literally “the borrower belonging to a man”
Proverbs 22:7
Common English Bible
7 The wealthy rule over the poor;
a borrower is a slave to a lender.
Proverbs 27:13
Lexham English Bible
13 Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger,
and to an adulteress[a]—so take his pledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:13 Literally “a foreign woman”
Proverbs 27:13
Common English Bible
13 Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;
take his pledge for a foreigner.
Proverbs 22:26-27
Lexham English Bible
26 Do not be with those who give a pledge[a]
by becoming[b] surety.
27 If there is nothing for you to pay,[c]
why will he take your bed from under you?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:26 Literally “strike a hand”
- Proverbs 22:26 Literally “in the becomings of”
- Proverbs 22:27 Or “complete”
Proverbs 22:26-27
Common English Bible
26 Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan.
27 If you can’t repay,
why should they be able to take your bed from you?
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