Proverbs 22:26 - The Message Don’t gamble on the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, pawning your house against a lucky chance. The time will come when you have to pay up; you’ll be left with nothing but the shirt on your back. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another's debts. American Standard Version (1901) Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts. Common English Bible Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts: |