Proverbs 22:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.”
Proverbs 22:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 22:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.”
Proverbs 22:26 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts. ”
Proverbs 22:26 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens.”
Proverbs 22:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts: ”
Proverbs 22:26 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.”
Proverbs 22:26 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:26 in Context — Proverbs 22
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
What Does Proverbs 22:26 Mean?
Proverbs 22:26 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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