Proverbs 22:27 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 22:27 NIV (New International Version)
if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
Proverbs 22:27 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Proverbs 22:27 NLT (New Living Translation)
If you can’t pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you.
Proverbs 22:27 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
If you have nothing with which to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you.
Proverbs 22:27 KJV (King James Version)
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Proverbs 22:27 NKJV (New King James Version)
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:26-27 MSG (The Message)
Don’t gamble on the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, pawning your house against a lucky chance. The time will come when you have to pay up; you’ll be left with nothing but the shirt on your back.
Proverbs 22:27 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
If you have nothing with which to repay, Why should he take your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:27 AMP (Amplified Bible)
If you have nothing with which to pay [another’s debt when he defaults], Why should his creditor take your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:27 NET (New English Translation)
If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!