Berean Standard Bible
“Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.”
Related verses
- Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
- Romans 13:8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
- Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
- 2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
Compare translations
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
World English Bible (WEB)
Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
King James Version (KJV)
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No estés entre los que tocan la mano, entre los que fían por deudas.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
No te hagas responsable de las deudas de otra persona, ni te comprometas por otros,
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