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Proverbs 17:18

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17:18 The one who lacks wisdom 1  strikes hands in pledge, 2 

and puts up financial security 3  for his neighbor. 4 

1 tn Heb “heart”; KJV, ASV “a man void of understanding”; NIV “a man lacking in judgment.”

2 tn The phrase “in pledge” is supplied for the sake of clarification.

3 tn The line uses the participle עֹרֵב (’orev) with its cognate accusative עֲרֻבָּה (’arubah), “who pledges a pledge.”

4 sn It is foolish to pledge security for someone’s loans (e.g., Prov 6:1-5).



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