Proverbs 22:28

Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

In Context

27For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there, that he should take the covering from thy bed?

29Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:14Thou shalt not take nor remove thy neighbour's landmark, which thy predecessors have set in thy possession. which the Lord thy God will give thee in the land that thou shalt receive to possess.

Job 24:2Some have removed landmarks, have taken away flocks by force, and fed them.

Proverbs 24:15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:27-28

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 here, as often before, a caution against suretiship, as a thing both imprudent and unjust. 1. We must not associate ourselves, nor contract an intimacy, with men of broken fortunes, and reputations, who need and will urge their friends to be bound for them, that they may cheat their neighbours to feed their lusts, and by keeping up a little… Read the whole commentary →

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