Proverbs Chapter 22 verse 26 Holy Bible
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, `Or' of them that are sureties for debts.
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Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
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Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:
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Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
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Don't you be one of those who strike hands, Of those who are collateral for debts.
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Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties `for' burdens.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) Be not thou one of them that strike hands.--Another warning against suretiship. (See above, on Proverbs 6:1.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewDo notאַל־ (’al-)AdverbStrong's 408: Notbeתְּהִ֥י (tə·hî)Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beone who gives pledges,בְתֹֽקְעֵי־ (ḇə·ṯō·qə·‘ê-)Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructStrong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsmanwho puts up securityבַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים (ba·‘ō·rə·ḇîm)Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 6148: To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be securityfor debts.מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ (maš·šā·’ō·wṯ)Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 4859: A loanJump to PreviousAgreement Burdens Collateral Debts Hands Pledge Pledges Puts Responsible Security Strike Strikes Striking Surety Themselves
