Proverbs 6:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My son,בְּ֭נִי
(be·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you have become suretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ
(a·rav·ta)
6148: to take on pledge, give in pledge, exchangea prim. root
for your neighbor,לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ
(le·re·'e·cha;)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
Have givenתָּקַ֖עְתָּ
(ta·ka'·ta)
8628: to thrust, clap, give a blow, blasta prim. root
a pledgeכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃
(kap·pei·cha.)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
for a stranger,לַזָּ֣ר
(laz·zar)
2114a: to be a strangera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
My son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
if thou be surety
`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 thy friend
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
if thou hast stricken
taqa`  (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)
thy hand
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
with a stranger
zuwr  (zoor)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor or entered into an agreement with a stranger,

International Standard Version
My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor, if you have agreed to a deal with a stranger,

NET Bible
My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My son, if you are security for your friend, you have yielded your hand to a stranger.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake,

King James 2000 Bible
My son, if you become surety for your friend, if you have struck your hand with a stranger,
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