Proverbs 22:27

25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

26 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.

29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
KJV
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
WEB
If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
ASV
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
DARBY
if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
BLB
If there is nothing unto you to repay, why should he take your bed from under you?
ÅB
Når du intet har å betale med, hvorfor skal de da ta din seng bort under deg?
OTB
Hvis du ikke har noe å betale med, hvorfor skal din seng bli tatt fra deg?
B1930
Når du intet har å betale med, hvorfor skal de da ta din seng bort under dig?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 20:16

    Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

    Read in context
  • 2 Kings 4:1

    Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”

    Read in context
  • Exodus 22:26–27

    If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,

    Read in context