Proverbs
Proverbs 6:1
1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My son | בְּ֭נִי | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you have put up security | עָרַ֣בְתָּ | ‘ā·raḇ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange |
| for your neighbor | לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ | lə·rê·‘e·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| if you have struck hands in pledge | תָּקַ֖עְתָּ | tā·qa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| with a stranger | לַזָּ֣ר | laz·zār | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2114 be a stranger |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 22:26 · Proverbs 17:18 · Proverbs 11:15 · Proverbs 20:16 · Genesis 43:9 · Genesis 44:32–33 · Hebrews 7:22 · Proverbs 27:13 · Job 17:3 · Philemon 1:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.