Proverbs 6:1-2

American Standard Version

6 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor,
If thou hast stricken ^[a]thy hands for a stranger;
²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,
Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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Proverbs 6:1 Or, thy hand with a stranger

Proverbs 6:1-2

New International Version

Warnings Against Folly

6 My son,^(A) if you have put up security^(B) for your neighbor,^(C)
if you have shaken hands in pledge^(D) for a stranger,
²you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared by the words of your mouth.

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Proverbs 6:1-2

King James Version

6 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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