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Proverbs 22:27

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

KJV

si enim non habes unde restituas, quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo ?

Vulgate

ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἔχῃ πόθεν ἀποτίσῃ, λήμψονται τὸ στρῶμα τὸ ὑπὸ τὰς πλευράς σου.

LXX

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

ASV

אִם אֵֽין לְ/ךָ֥ לְ/שַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥/מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְ/ךָ֗ מִ/תַּחְתֶּֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
ו
v
noun · 505×
וֹ
v
noun · 45×
יְשַׁלֶּם
yshlm
verb · 111×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 20:16 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.