Proverbs 22:26

¶ Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.

Be not thou one of them that strike {H8628} hands {H3709}, or of them that are sureties {H6148} for debts {H4859}.

Don't be one of those who give pledges, guaranteeing loans made to others;

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 11:15 (6 votes)

    ¶ He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

  • Proverbs 17:18 (5 votes)

    ¶ A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

  • Proverbs 27:13 (4 votes)

    ¶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

  • Proverbs 6:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

  • Proverbs 6:5 (4 votes)

    Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.