the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Proverbs 22:27
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If you have nothing with which to pay,Why should he take your bed from under you?
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?
For if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from vnder thee.
if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
If you have nothing to repay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
If you cannot pay, you will lose everything you have. So why should you lose the bed you sleep on?
If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from vnder thee?
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
for yf thou hast nothinge to paye, they shal take awaye thy bed from vnder the.
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
If you have not with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!
If you don't have the money, you might lose your bed.
for if you don't have the wherewithal to pay, they will take your bed away from underneath you.
If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?
For if you have nothing to pay, they will take your bed from under you.
If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you can't pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you.
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you?
For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under thee.
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?
For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there that he should take the covering from thy bed?
If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
If you have nothing with which to repay, Why should he take your bed from under you?
If you cannot pay the loan, your own bed may be taken right out from under you.
If you should be unable to pay, they will take away even your bed.
If you have no money to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you.
what of cause is, that thou take awei hilyng fro thi bed?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 20:16, Exodus 22:26, Exodus 22:27, 2 Kings 4:1
Reciprocal: Leviticus 15:20 - General Psalms 112:5 - he will Psalms 119:122 - surety Proverbs 11:15 - that is surety Proverbs 17:18 - void Proverbs 27:13 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If thou hast nothing to pay,.... When the debtor this, and the creditor demands the debt of the surety: it is weakness in a man to be a surety for another, when he knows he is not able to pay the debt he is bound for, since it may be an injury to himself and family; but it is a piece of wickedness to engage for the payment of a debt, in case of insolvency, which he knows he is not able to answer; for this is deceiving and imposing upon the creditor; and therefore it is no wonder, being provoked by such ill usage, if he goes to extremity, as follows:
why should he take away thy bed from under thee? as in all likelihood he will, being irritated by such a conduct; and as he might, notwithstanding the law in Exodus 22:26; for that respects a pledge, and not a debt; and raiment pledged, the covering of a man when in bed, and not the bed itself; for even wife and children might be taken for debt, 2 Kings 4:1. This is said to deter from suretyship, especially in such circumstances; since a man may bring himself into such a condition as not to have a bed to lie on; yea, to have it taken from under him when upon it; and be turned out from house and home, naked and destitute.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He - i. e., The man to whom the surety has been given. The practice of distraining for payment of a debt, seems, though prohibited Exodus 22:27, to have become common.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 22:27. If thou hast nothing to pay — Should any man give security for more than he is worth? If he does, is it not a fraud on the very face of the transaction?
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? — The creditor will not pursue the debtor whom he knows to be worth nothing; but he will sue the bail or bondsman. And why shouldst thou put thyself in such circumstances as to expose thyself to the loss even of thy bed?
