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 make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person, 25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts. 27If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you! 28Do not move an ancient boundary stone which was put in place by your ancestors.

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, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,
• Proverbs 11:15The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.
• Proverbs 17:18The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
• Proverbs 27:13Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.

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