Proverbs 22:26
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
KJV
Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas, et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis :
Vulgate
μὴ δίδου σεαυτὸν εἰς ἐγγύην, αἰσχυνόμενος πρόσωπον·
LXX
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts.
ASV
אַל תְּהִ֥י בְ/תֹֽקְעֵי כָ֑ף בַּ֝/עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כַּ֥ף
kp
noun · 191×
מַשַּׁ֣את
msh't
noun · 2×
עָ֣רַב
'rb
verb · 23×
תָקְע֖וּ
tq'v
verb · 70×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Prov 6:1 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
- Prov 6:1 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
- Prov 11:15 — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Prov 11:15 — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Prov 17:18 — A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
- Prov 17:18 — A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
- Prov 20:16 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- Prov 27:13 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- Prov 27:13 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- Ps 112:5 — A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
- Ps 119:122 — Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.