Proverbs 22:26-27

Words of the Wise

²⁶ Be not one of those who _y give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
²⁷ If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should _z your bed be taken from under you?

1. Cross References
   Job 17:3
   Lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is there who will put up security for me?
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 20:16
   Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
   Exodus 22:26
   If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.