Proverbs 6:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

My child, suppose you agree to pay the debt of someone, who cannot repay a loan.

Cross References

Genesis 43:9

I promise to bring him back safely, and if I don't, you can blame me as long as I live.

Job 17:3

If you, LORD, don't help, who will pay the price for my release?

Proverbs 11:15

It's a dangerous thing to guarantee payment for someone's debts. Don't do it!

Proverbs 17:18

It's stupid to guarantee someone else's loan.

Proverbs 20:16

You deserve to lose your coat if you loan it to someone to guarantee payment for the debt of a stranger.

Proverbs 22:26

Don't guarantee to pay someone else's debt.

Proverbs 27:13

Don't loan money to a stranger unless you are given something to guarantee payment.

Proverbs 6:2

Then you are trapped by your own words,

Isaiah 2:6

Our LORD, you have deserted your people, Israel, because they follow customs of nations from the east. They worship Philistine gods and are close friends of foreigners.

Hebrews 7:22

This means that Jesus guarantees us a better agreement with God.