Proverbs
Proverbs 22:26
26Do not be one who gives pledges,
who puts up security for debts.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be | תְּהִ֥י | tə·hî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| one who gives pledges | בְתֹֽקְעֵי־ | ḇə·ṯō·qə·‘ê- | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| who puts up security | בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים | ba·‘ō·rə·ḇîm | Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange |
| for debts | מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ | maš·šā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4859 loan |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 11:15 · Proverbs 17:18 · Proverbs 6:1–5 · Proverbs 27:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.