Proverbs 22:26

World English Bible (2000)

Don't you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:15 : 15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
  • Prov 17:18 : 18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
  • Prov 27:13 : 13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
  • Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; 2 You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor. 4 Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. 5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

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