Proverbs 22:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”
Proverbs 22:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:27 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 22:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 22:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?”
Proverbs 22:27 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? ”
Proverbs 22:27 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?”
Proverbs 22:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? ”
Proverbs 22:27 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?”
Proverbs 22:27 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:27 in Context — Proverbs 22
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.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
What Does Proverbs 22:27 Mean?
Proverbs 22:27 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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