Proverbs 22:26

Proverbs 22:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;

Context of Proverbs 22:26

24Do not even associate with a man given to angry outbursts; Or go [along] with a hot-tempered man, 25Or you will learn his [undisciplined] ways And get yourself trapped [in a situation from which it is hard to escape]. Do not be among those who give pledges [involving themselves in others’ finances], Or among those who become guarantors for others’ debts. 27If you have nothing with which to pay [another’s debt when he defaults], Why should his creditor take your bed from under you? 28Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property] Which your fathers have set.

Proverbs 22:26 word by word

אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of them that strikeתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• of them that are suretiesעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• for debtsמַשָּׁאָהmashshâ'âh · loanH4859

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:26

• Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have become surety (guaranteed a debt or obligation) for your neighbor, If you have given your pledge for [the debt of] a stranger or another [outside your family],
• Proverbs 11:15He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness], But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].
• Proverbs 17:18A man lacking common sense gives a pledge And becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor.
• Proverbs 27:13[The judge tells the creditor,] “Take the garment of one who is surety (guarantees a loan) for a stranger; And hold him in pledge when he is surety for an immoral woman [for it is unlikely the debt will be repaid].”

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26That strike hands - See on Proverbs 6:1; (note); Proverbs 11:15; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Strike hands - i. e., Bind themselves as surety for what another owes (compare the margin reference).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-27Verses 26-27 Every man ought to be just to himself, and his family; those are not so, who, by folly or other carelessness, waste what they have.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27This proverb's message is also found in Proverbs 6:1–5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; 27:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. (Compare Pr 6:1; 17:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 22:26

• Contracts
• Creditor
• Debt
• Friendship
• Property
• Prudence
• Surety (Guarantee)

In the dictionaries

• Evil
• Hide
• Lender
• Prudent
• Rob
• Train
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Sirach, the Alphabet of
• Strike
• Surety

Commentaries on Proverbs 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings