Proverbs 22:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 22:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 22:27 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 22:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 22:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?”

Proverbs 22:27 — World English Bible

Proverbs 22:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 22:27 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 22:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 22:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 22:27 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 22:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?”

Proverbs 22:27 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 22:27 in Context — Proverbs 22

25 Porque no aprendas sus maneras, y tomes lazo para tu alma.

26 No estés entre los que tocan la mano, entre los que fían por deudas.

27 Si no tuvieres para pagar, ¿por qué han de quitar tu cama de debajo de ti?

28 No traspases el término antiguo que pusieron tus padres.

29 ¿Has visto hombre solícito en su obra? delante de los reyes estará; no estará delante de los de baja suerte.

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What Does Proverbs 22:27 Mean?

Proverbs 22:27 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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