Proverbs 22:26

Hebrew	אַל תְּהִ֥יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 בְתֹֽקְעֵי כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת
ESV	Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.
NIV	Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
NLT	Don't agree to guarantee another person's debt or put up security for someone else.
LXX	μὴ δίδου σεαυτὸν εἰς ἐγγύην αἰσχυνόμενος πρόσωπον
KJV	Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.