I myself will be surety for him; you can hold me accountable for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
Proverbs 6:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 My child, if you have given your pledge to your neighbor, if you have bound yourself to another, Plus de versionsKing 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 myself will be surety for him; you can hold me accountable for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
“Lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is there who will give surety for me?
To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble, but there is safety in refusing to do so.
Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger; seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger; seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
you are snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth.
You have forsaken your people, the house of Jacob, for they are full of diviners from the East and of soothsayers like the Philistines, and they clasp hands with foreigners.