Proverbs 17:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ Only a fool will promise to be responsible for another person’s debts.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 11:15

If you promise to pay another person’s debt, then you will be sorry. You will be safe if you refuse to make those deals.

Proverbs 20:16

You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.

Proverbs 22:16

These two things will make you poor—hurting poor people to make yourself rich, and giving gifts to rich people.