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Proverbs 22

Proverbs 22:27

Thirty Sayings of the Wise · Proverbs 22:17–29
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Translations

Modern
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Traditional
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Literal
If there is nothing unto you to repay, why should he take your bed from under you?
Latin
…si enim non habes unde restituas, quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo?

Interlinear

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

Notes

Proverbs 22:26–27

This proverb's message is also found in Proverbs 6:1–5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; 27:13.

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Glossary

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Topics

Bed: Exempt from Execution for Debt Beds of the Poor often Sold for Debt Cosigning a Loan Creditor: Oppressions of Creditors: Might Demand: Pledges Creditors: Often Exacted Debts: from the Sureties Friendship: General Scriptures Concerning Justice: General Scriptures Concerning Loans Pawn: General Scriptures Concerning Paying a Debt Paying Debts Property: Personal: Sold for Debt Prudence: General Scriptures Concerning