Proverbs 22:26–29
26 Be not one of those who ygive pledges,
who put up security for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should zyour bed be taken from under you?
28 Do not move the ancient alandmark
that your fathers have set.
29 Do you see a man skillful in his work?
He will bstand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — The New International Version (NIV)
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge
or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay,
your very bed will be snatched from under you.
28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone
set up by your ancestors.
29 Do you see someone skilled in their work?
They will serve before kings;
they will not serve before officials of low rank.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands,
Or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay,
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark,
Which thy fathers have set.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business?
He shall stand before kings;
He shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — New Living Translation (NLT)
26 Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for someone else.
27 If you can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
29 Do you see any truly competent workers?
They will serve kings
rather than working for ordinary people.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
26 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,
One of those who is surety for debts;
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 Do not remove the ancient landmark
Which your fathers have set.
29 Do you see a man who excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before unknown men.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — New Century Version (NCV)
26 Don’t promise to pay what someone else owes,
and don’t guarantee anyone’s loan.
27 If you cannot pay the loan,
your own bed may be taken right out from under you.
28 Don’t move an old stone that marks a border,
because those stones were set up by your ancestors.
29 Do you see people skilled in their work?
They will work for kings, not for ordinary people.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — American Standard Version (ASV)
26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands,
Or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay,
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark,
Which thy fathers have set.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;
He shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
26 Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts: 27 if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.
29 Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
26 Do not be ⸤found⸥ among those who make deals with a handshake,
among those who guarantee other people’s loans.
27 If you have no money to pay back a loan,
why should your bed be repossessed?
28 Do not move an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors set in place.
29 Do you see a person who is efficient in his work?
He will serve kings.
He will not serve unknown people.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
26 Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.
27 If you have no money to pay,
even your bed will be taken from under you.
28 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,
that your fathers set up.
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
26 Do not be one of those who give pledges,
who become surety for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should your bed be taken from under you?
28 Do not remove the ancient landmark
that your ancestors set up.
29 Do you see those who are skillful in their work?
They will serve kings;
they will not serve common people.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
26 Do not be with those who give a pledge
by becoming surety.
27 If there is nothing for you to pay,
why will he take your bed from under you?
28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker
which your ancestors made.
29 A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see:
before kings, he will serve;
he will not serve before the commoners.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
26 Don’t agree to pay for
what someone else owes.
27 Don’t put up money for him.
If you don’t have the money to pay,
your bed will be taken right out from under you!
28 Don’t move old boundary stones
that your people set up long ago.
29 Do you see a man who does good work?
He will serve kings.
He won’t serve ordinary people.
Proverbs 22:26–29 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
26 Do not be among those who give pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take your bed from under you?
28 Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.