“ If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? ”
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.
he: i.e. the usurer.
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? 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 th...
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? Why should he take away thy bed? - why should you involve yourself in such difficulties as to put it in the credi...
These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The author's own personality is brought distinctly into view ( Proverbs 22:17-21 ; Proverbs 23:15 ); he had a high opinion of the val...
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? — If the mantle was taken in pledge, it had to be restored before sundown for the poor man to sleep in; but this merciful provision of the Law was e...
CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of...
Verse Proverbs 22:2 . The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a ve...
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowle...
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 d...
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? Ver. 27. If thou hast nothing to pay. ] And yet art gotten into the usurer's furnace, he will leave thee at last neith...
Be not of them that are sureties for debts Namely, rashly or unnecessarily. Why should he take away thy bed , &c. Why wilt thou put thyself into the hands of such a man, who will exact the deb...
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? We have h...
Why wilt thou put thyself into the hands of such a man, who will exact the debt from thee without any compassion? For though God did not allow this practice, covetous creditors would frequently do it...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:26-27 SURETYSHIP AND ITS DANGERS I. A command to avoid a perilous habit . We cannot, in the light of the spirit of Bible teaching—especially that of the New Test...
Proverbs 22:1 . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2 . The rich and the poor...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not exp...
v. 27. If thou hast nothing to pay, being called upon to make good his pledge, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? the bed having been pledged as a guarantee for the payment of the d...
2 Kings 4:1 ; Exodus 22:26 ; Exodus 22:27 ; Proverbs 20:16