Gen 43:9, 44:32, Pro 6:1, 20:16 | ESV | STEP | I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you , then let me bear the blame forever .

Genesis 43:9

9 I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. ^aIf I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.

Genesis 44:32

32 For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, ^b‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’

Proverbs 6:1

Practical Warnings

1 My son, if you have put up ^csecurity for your neighbor,
have ^dgiven your pledge for a stranger,

Proverbs 20:16

16 ^eTake a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and ^fhold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners. ^{▼▼Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)}