Proverbs 6:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”
Proverbs 6:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 6:1 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 6:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 6:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,”
Proverbs 6:1 — World English Bible
Proverbs 6:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; ”
Proverbs 6:1 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 6:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,”
Proverbs 6:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 6:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger, ”
Proverbs 6:1 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 6:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“My sonne, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast striken hands with the stranger,”
Proverbs 6:1 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 6:1 in Context — Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
What Does Proverbs 6:1 Mean?
Proverbs 6:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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