NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Be not thou one of them that striketaqa` (taw-kah') to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping) hands kaph (kaf) the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power or of them that are sureties `arab (aw-rab') to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange) for debts mashsha'ah (mash-shaw-aw') a loan -- any(-thing), debt. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts. King James Bible Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don't be one of those who enter agreements, who put up security for loans. International Standard Version Don't be one of those who make promises to guarantee loans for debts. NET Bible Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not give yourself as security because you are shamed before people. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not be [found] among those who make deals with a handshake, among those who guarantee other people's loans. King James 2000 Bible Be not one of them that gives pledges, or of them that become surety for debts. Links Proverbs 22:26Proverbs 22:26 NIV Proverbs 22:26 NLT Proverbs 22:26 ESV Proverbs 22:26 NASB Proverbs 22:26 KJV |
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