Proverbs 22:26 · KJV
“Be not thou {one} of them that strike hands, {or} of them that are sureties for debts.”
— Proverbs 22:26
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Proverbs 22 — Context
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26Be not thou {one} of them that strike hands, {or} of them that are sureties for debts.
27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. {landmark: or, bound}
Cross References
Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart {for it}: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. {smart: Heb. be sore broken} {suretiship: Heb. those that strike hands}
Proverbs 6:1-5
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, {if} thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, {and} becometh surety in the presence of his friend. {understanding: Heb. heart}
Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.