Job 17:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 11:15 : 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
Ps 119:122 : 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.
Isa 38:14 : 14 Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
Heb 7:22 : 22 by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.
Prov 6:11 : 11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Gen 43:9 : 9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Gen 44:32 : 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
Job 9:33 : 33 There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.
Prov 22:26 : 26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.
Prov 17:18 : 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 6:1
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1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
Prov 17:18
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18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
Job 17:2
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2Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.
Prov 22:26-27
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26Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.
27If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Prov 27:13
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13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
Prov 20:16
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16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
Prov 11:15
73%
15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Prov 6:3
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3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;
Gen 43:9
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9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Job 13:19-22
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19Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.
20Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:
21Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.
22Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Isa 27:5
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5Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; [yea], let him make peace with me.
Job 6:27-28
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72%
27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
28Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face.
Job 14:3
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3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?
Job 13:14
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14Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?
Deut 32:34
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34Is not this laid up in store with me, Sealed up among my treasures?
Lam 3:3
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3Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
Job 6:22
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22Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?
Ps 7:3
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3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
Job 19:5
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5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;
Job 24:25
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25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?
Job 17:4
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4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt [them].
Ps 26:10
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10In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.
Job 11:3
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3Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Ps 28:3
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3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.
Job 9:33
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33There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.
Job 23:7
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7There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Job 40:8
69%
8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
Job 21:5
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5Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.
Job 7:21
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Job 36:17-18
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17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
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1 Sam 24:12
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12Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Job 3:14
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14With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;
Job 31:27
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27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Ezek 22:13
69%
13Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
Deut 24:11
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11Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.
Prov 22:21
69%
21To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
Job 22:6
69%
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Job 17:6
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6But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.
Ps 39:10
69%
10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
Prov 30:7
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7Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me [them] not before I die:
Job 10:7
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7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?
Jer 17:15
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15Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.
Job 31:22
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22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
Job 33:8
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8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],