Proverbs 6:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ My son, if you: Have become guarantor for your friend, Have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, If thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ 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)

¹ My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

Common English Bible

¹ My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor or shake hands in agreement with a stranger,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ My son, if you have taken a pledge on behalf of your friend, then you have bound your hand to an outsider,

Proverbs 6:1 Cross References

Genesis 43:9

“I myself shall stand guaranty for him – from my hand you are to require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.

Job 17:3

Please lay down a pledge for me with Yourself. Who would strike hands with me?

Proverbs 11:15

He who is guarantor for a stranger suffers harm, But one who hates shaking hands in pledge is safe.

Proverbs 17:18

A man lacking heart shakes hands in a pledge, He becomes a guarantor for his friend.

Proverbs 20:16

Take the garment of one who is guarantor for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for foreigners.

Proverbs 22:26

Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who are guarantors for debts.

Proverbs 27:13

Take the garment of him who is guarantor for a stranger, And for a strange woman pledge it.

Proverbs 6:2

Have been snared by the words of your own mouth, Have been caught by the words of your mouth –

Isaiah 2:6

For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Yaʽ

Hebrews 7:22

By as much as this יהושע  has become a guarantor of a better covenant.