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Berean Standard Bible

“My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,”

Proverbs 6:1

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Study note

Proverbs 6 continues a father's instructions to his son and gathers several practical warnings: about rash financial pledges, about laziness, about troublemakers, about seven things the Lord hates, and about adultery. The chapter opens with a very ordinary but very dangerous situation in ancient economic life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

World English Bible (WEB)

My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger;

King James Version (KJV)

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

American Standard Version (ASV)

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

HIJO mío, si salieres fiador por tu amigo, si tocaste tu mano por el extraño,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hijo mío, si te haces fiador de tu amigo, o si te haces responsable de alguien a quien apenas conoces,

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