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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, <i>if</i> thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My son, if you become surety for your friend, <i>If</i> you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have become a guarantor for your neighbor, <i>Or</i> have given a handshake for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My son, if you have become a guarantor for your neighbor, Have struck your hands <i>in pledge</i> for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My 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 <i>or</i> another [outside your family],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor or entered into an agreement with a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor or entered into an agreement with a stranger, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My child, suppose you agree to pay the debt of someone, who cannot repay a loan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My child, have you promised to be responsible for someone else's debts? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor, if you have agreed to a deal with a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hand in pledge for a stranger;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My son! If you have been guarantor for your friend, "" Have struck your hand for a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My son, if thou becamest surety for thy friend, thou didst strike thy hands for a stranger;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My son, if you have taken a pledge on behalf of your friend, then you have bound your hand to an outsider,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My son, if you have become surety to your neighbor, given your hand in pledge to another, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My child, if you have given your pledge to your neighbor, if you have bound yourself to another,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />MY son, if you have become surety for your friend, if you have obligated yourself to a stranger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My son, if you are security for your friend, you have yielded your hand to a stranger.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, If thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>My</i> son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/6-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=906" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Warnings Against Foolishness</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">My son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6148.htm" title="6148: ‘ā·raḇ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to braid, i.e. Intermix; technically, to traffic; also or give to be security.">you have put up security</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: lə·rê·‘e·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">for your neighbor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: tā·qa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">if you have struck hands in pledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap·pe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: laz·zār (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">with a stranger,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Proverbs 11:15</a></span><br />He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-18.htm">Proverbs 17:18</a></span><br />A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-26.htm">Proverbs 22:26-27</a></span><br />Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. / If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-16.htm">Proverbs 20:16</a></span><br />Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-13.htm">Proverbs 27:13</a></span><br />Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-3.htm">Job 17:3</a></span><br />Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-21.htm">Psalm 37:21</a></span><br />The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Psalm 112:5</a></span><br />It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-3.htm">Nehemiah 5:3-5</a></span><br />Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” / Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-25.htm">Matthew 5:25-26</a></span><br />Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-23.htm">Matthew 18:23-35</a></span><br />Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. / As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-58.htm">Luke 12:58-59</a></span><br />Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison. / I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-1.htm">Luke 16:1-9</a></span><br />Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. / So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’ / The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My son, if you be surety for your friend, if you have stricken your hand with a stranger,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/17-3.htm">Collateral</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-32.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-13.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-29.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-29.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/job/34-13.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Security</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-20.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/psalms/109-22.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/psalms/119-122.htm">Surety</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Collateral</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Security</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Surety</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">against indebtedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">idleness </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">and mischievousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">seven things detestable to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">the blessings of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">the mischief of unfaithfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My son,</b><br>This phrase indicates a paternal or mentoring relationship, suggesting wisdom being passed from a father to a son or a teacher to a student. It reflects the familial and communal nature of ancient Israelite society, where wisdom was often shared orally within the family unit. This approach is consistent with the broader context of Proverbs, which frequently uses familial language to convey moral and ethical teachings.<p><b>if you have put up security for your neighbor,</b><br>In ancient times, putting up security meant guaranteeing someone else's debt or obligation. This was a serious commitment, as it could lead to financial ruin if the neighbor defaulted. The Bible often warns against such practices (<a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Proverbs 11:15, 17</a>:18, 22:26-27) because they can lead to entanglement in another's financial troubles. This reflects the biblical principle of stewardship and the importance of managing one's resources wisely.<p><b>if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,</b><br>Striking hands was a customary way to seal an agreement or contract, similar to a handshake today. In the ancient Near East, this act symbolized a binding commitment. The mention of a "stranger" highlights the risk involved, as it implies entering into an agreement with someone outside one's immediate community or family, where trust and accountability might be less assured. This phrase underscores the biblical caution against hasty or unwise commitments, especially with those who are not well-known or trusted.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/my_son.htm">My Son</a></b><br>This phrase is often used in Proverbs to address the reader in a personal and intimate manner, suggesting a fatherly advice or wisdom being imparted.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/neighbor.htm">Neighbor</a></b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, a neighbor would be someone within the community or tribe, emphasizing the close-knit relationships and mutual responsibilities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/stranger.htm">Stranger</a></b><br>This term refers to someone outside of one's immediate community or family, highlighting the potential risks involved in financial dealings with those who are not well-known.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/security/pledge.htm">Security/Pledge</a></b><br>This refers to the act of guaranteeing another person's debt or obligation, a common practice in ancient times that could lead to significant personal risk.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/struck_hands.htm">Struck Hands</a></b><br>This is an ancient gesture similar to a handshake, symbolizing an agreement or contract, often used in the context of financial or legal commitments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_financial_commitments.htm">Wisdom in Financial Commitments</a></b><br>The verse teaches the importance of exercising wisdom and caution in financial dealings, especially when it involves guaranteeing another's debt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_risks.htm">Understanding Risks</a></b><br>It highlights the potential risks and consequences of entering into financial agreements without fully understanding the implications.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_responsibility.htm">Community and Responsibility</a></b><br>The mention of "neighbor" and "stranger" underscores the importance of knowing whom you are dealing with and the responsibilities that come with community relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/biblical_principles_of_stewardship.htm">Biblical Principles of Stewardship</a></b><br>This passage encourages believers to apply biblical principles of stewardship, ensuring that their financial decisions honor God and protect their resources.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_proverbs_6_1-5_and_matthew_5_42_align.htm">How do warnings against guaranteeing a neighbor’s debt in Proverbs 6:1–5 align with Jesus’s teachings on generosity (Matthew 5:42)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_cosign_loans.htm">Is it appropriate for Christians to cosign loans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_titus.htm">Did Christ's death pay a ransom to free humanity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_4_1_ignore_bad_guidance.htm">Does the call to heed a father's instruction in Proverbs 4:1 ignore the possibility of flawed or harmful parental guidance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">VI.</span><p>(i).<span class= "ital"> Ninth Discourse:</span>--<span class= "ital">Against Suretyship </span>(<a href="/context/proverbs/6-1.htm" title="My son, if you be surety for your friend, if you have stricken your hand with a stranger,">Proverbs 6:1-5</a>).<p>(1) <span class= "bld">If thou be surety for thy friend.--</span>When the Mosaic Law was instituted, commerce had not been taken up by the Israelites, and the lending of money on interest for its employment in trade was a thing unknown. The only occasion for loans would be to supply the immediate necessities of the borrower, and the exaction of interest under such circumstances would be productive of great hardship, involving the loss of land and even personal freedom, as the insolvent debtor and his family became the slaves of the creditor (<a href="/context/nehemiah/5-1.htm" title="And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.">Nehemiah 5:1-5</a>). To prevent these evils, the lending of money on interest to any poor Israelite was strictly forbidden (<a href="/context/leviticus/25-35.htm" title="And if your brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with you; then you shall relieve him: yes, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with you.">Leviticus 25:35-37</a>); the people were enjoined to be liberal, and lend for nothing in such cases. But at the time of Solomon, when the commerce of the Israelites had enormously developed, and communications were opened with Spain and Egypt and (possibly) with India and Ceylon, while caravans penetrated beyond the Euphrates, then the lending of money on interest for employment in trade most probably became frequent, and suretyship also, the pledging of a man's own credit to enable his friend to procure a loan. And when the wealth that accompanied this development of the national resources had brought luxury in its train, borrowing and suretyship would be employed for less worthy purposes, to supply the young nobles of Jerusalem with money for their extravagance. Hence possibly the emphatic language of the text and <a href="/proverbs/20-16.htm" title="Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.">Proverbs 20:16</a>; <a href="/proverbs/27-13.htm" title="Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.">Proverbs 27:13</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-35.</span> - The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> suretyship (vers. 1-5); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> sloth (vers. 6-11); <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> malice (vers. 12-19); and . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/6-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭נִי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have put up security</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרַ֣בְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·raḇ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6148.htm">Strong's 6148: </a> </span><span class="str2">To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your neighbor,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rê·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if you have struck hands in pledge</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּקַ֖עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·qa‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a stranger,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַזָּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(laz·zār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:1 My son if you have become collateral (Prov. 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