He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before1 unknown men.
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American Standard Version
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, `Or' of them that are sureties for debts.
Amplified® Bible
Be not one of those who strike hands {and} pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another's debts.
Contemporary English Version
Don't guarantee to pay someone else's debt.
Darby English Version
Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:
Good News Bible
Don't promise to be responsible for someone else's debts.
King James Version
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
New American Standard Bible
Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
New International Version
Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge
or puts up security for debts;
New King James Version
Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,
One of those who is surety for debts;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do not associate with those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
Revised Standard Version
Be not one of those who give pledges, who become surety for debts.
Young's Literal Translation
Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties `for' burdens.
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