Dishonest Scales
Proverbs 11:15
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
- KJV
- He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.smart: Heb. be sore brokensuretiship: Heb. those that strike hands
- WEB
- He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
- ASV
- He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
- LSV
- An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, || And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
- YLT
- Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
- DBY
- It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
- DRC
- He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
- GNV
- Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
- JPS
- He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
- LXXE
- A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- רַע־יֵ֭רוֹעַ כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וְשֹׂנֵ֖א תֹקְעִ֣ים בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃
- LXX-Br
- Πονηρὸς κακοποιεῖ ὅταν συνμίξῃ δικαίῳ, μισεῖ δὲ ἦχον ἀσφαλείας.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 17:18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
- Proverbs 6:1–5My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, then do this, my son,…
- Proverbs 20:16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
- Proverbs 22:26–27Do 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?
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).