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Proverbs 22:27

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Proverbs 22:27 · King James Version

In other versions

  • If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

    ASV

  • If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.

    BBE

  • if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

    DBY

  • If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?

    WEB

  • If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

    YLT

  • If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

    ENG

  • If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

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

27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

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