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Selected Verse: Proverbs 22:27 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 22:27 |
King James |
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| should he take, &c.--that is, the creditor. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| He - i. e., The man to whom the surety has been given. The practice of distraining for payment of a debt, seems, though prohibited Exo 22:27, to have become common. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
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? |
27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.