Proverbs 17:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁸ A man without sense gives a pledge, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ A man void of good sense gives a pledge and becomes security for another in the presence of his neighbor.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ One with no sense shakes hands on a deal, securing a loan for a friend.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ A foolish man will clap his hands, when he makes a pledge for his friend.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.

Proverbs 17:18 Cross References

Proverbs 11:15

He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.

Proverbs 20:16

Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to want.