Proverbs 17:18 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁸ A man lacking judgment shakes hands on a deal and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

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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.

Proverbs 17:18 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 11:15

Whoever puts up security for a stranger will have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands on such a deal is secure.

Proverbs 20:16

Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a foreign woman.

Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain, and the one who gives to the rich— both end in poverty.