King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Don't be one of those who give pledges, guaranteeing loans made to others;
Berean Standard Bible:
Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
American Standard Version:
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Be not thou one of them that strike{H8628} hands{H3709}, or of them that are sureties{H6148} for debts{H4859}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 11:15
- ¶ He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Proverbs 17:18
- ¶ A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Proverbs 27:13
- ¶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 6:1
- ¶ My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Proverbs 6:5
- Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Commentary for Proverbs 22:26
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H8628
There are 62 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תָּקַע
Transliteration: tâqaʻ
Pronunciation: taw-kah'
Description: a primitive root; to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping); blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust. - Strong's Number: H3709
There are 180 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כַּף
Transliteration: kaph
Pronunciation: kaf
Description: from כָּפַף; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power; branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon. - Strong's Number: H6148
There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָרַב
Transliteration: ʻârab
Pronunciation: aw-rab'
Description: a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange); engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake. - Strong's Number: H4859
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַשָּׁאָה
Transliteration: mashshâʼâh
Pronunciation: mash-shaw-aw'
Description: feminine of מַשָּׁא; a loan; [idiom] any(-thing), debt.