Verse 18

A man{H120} void{H2638} of understanding{H3820} striketh{H8628} hands,{H3709} And becometh{H6148} surety{H6161} in the presence{H6440} of his neighbor.{H7453}

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:15 : 15 He that is surety{H6148} for a stranger{H2114} shall smart{H7321} for it; But he that hateth{H8130} suretyship{H8628} is secure.{H982}
• Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My son,{H1121} if thou art become surety{H6148} for thy neighbor,{H7453} If thou hast stricken{H8628} thy hands{H3709} for a stranger;{H2114} 2 Thou art snared{H3369} with the words{H561} of thy mouth,{H6310} Thou art taken{H3920} with the words{H561} of thy mouth.{H6310} 3 Do{H6213} this now,{H645} my son,{H1121} and deliver{H5337} thyself, Seeing thou art come{H935} into the hand{H3709} of thy neighbor:{H7453} Go,{H3212} humble{H7511} thyself, and importune{H7292} thy neighbor;{H7453} 4 Give{H5414} not sleep{H8142} to thine eyes,{H5869} Nor slumber{H8572} to thine eyelids;{H6079} 5 Deliver{H5337} thyself as a roe{H6643} from the hand{H3027} [of the hunter], And as a bird{H6833} from the hand{H3027} of the fowler.{H3353}
• Prov 20:16 : 16 Take{H3947} his garment{H899} that is surety{H6148} for a stranger;{H2114} And hold him in pledge{H2254} [that is surety] for foreigners.{H5237}
• Prov 22:16 : 16 He that oppresseth{H6231} the poor{H1800} to increase{H7235} his [gain], [And] he that giveth{H5414} to the rich,{H6223} [shall come] only to want.{H4270}
• Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be thou not one of them that strike{H8628} hands,{H3709} [Or] of them that are sureties{H6148} for debts.{H4859} 27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay,{H7999} Why should he take away{H3947} thy bed{H4904} from under thee?