I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Proverbs 6:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger, Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, If thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition MY SON, if you have become security for your neighbor, if you have given your pledge for a stranger or another, American Standard Version (1901) My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; Common English Bible My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor or shake hands in agreement with a stranger, Catholic Public Domain Version My son, if you have taken a pledge on behalf of your friend, then you have bound your hand to an outsider, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger. |
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: But he that hateth suretiship is sure.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for strangers.
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts:
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a strange woman.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be filled with customs from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of strangers.