Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.Proverbs 22:26
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תְּהִ֥יte.Hi“you be”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בְתֹֽקְעֵי־ve.to.ke.'ei-“among [those who] strike”Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from תָּקַע · “to blow” · Strong's H8628
- כָ֑ףKhaf“<of> a palm”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
- בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםba.'o.re.Vim“among <the> [those who] stand surety for”Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from עָרַב · “to pledge” · Strong's H6148
- מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ma.sha.'ot“debts”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַשָּׁאָה · “loan” · Strong's H4859
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)