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

242. Do not become a friend of angry people. Keep away from them. 25You might become angry, like them. Then you would spoil your whole life. 3. Do not promise to pay someone else's debt. 27If you cannot pay, they will take away your bed, even while you are sleeping on it! 284. Do not move any stone that shows the border of your land. Your ancestors put it there to stop arguments.

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 child, be careful not to promise more than you can really do. You may have promised to pay the debts of a friend or of a stranger.
• Proverbs 11:15If you promise to pay a stranger's debt, you will be sorry. You will be safe if you do not agree to do that.
• Proverbs 17:18Only a stupid person promises to pay someone else's debts, even if he is a friend or a neighbour.
• Proverbs 27:13If someone promises to pay the debts of a stranger, take his coat as a guarantee that he will pay.

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