Proverbs 22:27

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

Cross-references

Proverbs 20:16 Related theme

Proverbs 20:16 tells creditors to take a pledge — matching the consequence of losing your bed in 22:27.

Proverbs 11:15 similarly warns against putting up security for a stranger — reinforcing the same caution against surety.

Proverbs 17:18 also condemns giving a pledge as foolish — directly echoing the caution against surety here.

Proverbs 27:13 Related theme

Proverbs 27:13 instructs taking a pledge from a guarantor — a related practical step following the warning about surety here.

Exodus 22:27 explains the garment is his only covering — directly echoing the 'bed from under you' concern in Proverbs.

Exodus 22:26 commands returning a garment taken in pledge by sunset — a legal protection against the loss described here.

2 Kings 4:1 Related theme

2 Kings 4:1 narrates a creditor seizing a widow's sons for debt — a severe consequence of unpaid debt, similar to losing one's bed.

Psalm 119:122 asks God to be a surety — contrasting divine protection with the human risk of surety warned against here.