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Proverbs 11:15

15  tWhoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,

but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

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Proverbs 11:15 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer,

but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.

Proverbs 11:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it:

And he that hateth suretiship is sure.

Proverbs 11:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt;

it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.

Proverbs 11:15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 He who is surety for a stranger will suffer,

But one who hates being surety is secure.

Proverbs 11:15 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 Whoever guarantees to pay somebody else’s loan will suffer.

It is safer to avoid such promises.

Proverbs 11:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it;

But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

Proverbs 11:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.

Proverbs 11:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 Whoever guarantees a stranger’s loan will get into trouble, 

but whoever hates the closing of a deal remains secure. 

Proverbs 11:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 If someone puts up security for a stranger,

he will suffer for it,

but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

Proverbs 11:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble,

but there is safety in refusing to do so.

Proverbs 11:15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger,

but he who refuses a pledge is safe.

Proverbs 11:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 Anyone who puts up money for what someone else owes will certainly suffer.

But a person who doesn’t agree to pay up for someone else is safe.

Proverbs 11:15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it,

But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.


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