Proverbs 17:18
Strong's Lexicon
A man
אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

lacking
חֲסַר־ (ḥă·sar-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2638: 1) in need of, lacking, needy, in want of

judgment
לֵ֭ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

strikes
תּוֹקֵ֣עַ (tō·w·qê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8628: 1) to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to thrust, drive (of weapon) 1a2) to give a blast, give a blow 1a3) to strike or clap hands 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be blown, blast (of horn) 1b2) to strike or pledge oneself

hands in pledge
כָּ֑ף (kāp̄)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3709: 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand 1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand 1b) power 1c) sole (of the foot) 1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects 1d1) of thigh-joint 1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow) 1d3) hollow (of sling) 1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees) 1d5) handles (as bent)

and puts up security
עֹרֵ֥ב (‘ō·rêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6148: 1) to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take on pledge, go surety for 1a2) to give in pledge 1a3) to exchange 1a4) to pledge 1b) (Hithpael) 1b1) to exchange pledges 1b2) to have fellowship with, share

עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה (‘ă·rub·bāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6161: 1) pledge, token, bond, surety, thing exchanged

for
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

his neighbor.
רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ (rê·‘ê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

Young's Literal Translation
A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.

New American Standard Bible
A man lacking in sense pledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

King James Bible
A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.

New Living Translation
It's poor judgment to guarantee another person's debt or put up security for a friend.

English Standard Version
One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

New American Standard Bible
A man lacking in sense pledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

King James Bible
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.

International Standard Version
A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

NET Bible
The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

American Standard Version
A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

English Revised Version
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.

Young's Literal Translation
A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.
















Cross References
Proverbs 6:1
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

Proverbs 22:26
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 17:19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 17:20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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