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| ESV |
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
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| NIV |
He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
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| NLT |
There's danger in putting up security for a stranger's debt; it's safer not to guarantee another person's debt.
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| LXX |
πονηρὸς κακοποιεῖ ὅταν συμμείξῃ δικαίῳ μισεῖ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἦχον ἀσφαλείας |
| KJV |
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
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Proverbs 11:14 ← Proverbs 11:15 → Proverbs 11:16
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