Job 17:3

American Standard Version (1901)

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:15 : 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
  • Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
  • Ps 119:122 : 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.
  • Isa 38:14 : 14 Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
  • Heb 7:22 : 22 by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.
  • Prov 6:11 : 11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
  • Gen 43:9 : 9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
  • Gen 44:32 : 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
  • Job 9:33 : 33 There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.
  • Prov 22:26 : 26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.
  • Prov 17:18 : 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

  • 18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

  • 2Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.

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    26Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.

    27If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

  • 13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.

  • 16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.

  • 15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

  • 3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

  • 9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • Job 13:19-22
    4 verses
    72%

    19Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

    20Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:

    21Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

    22Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.

  • 5Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; [yea], let him make peace with me.

  • Job 6:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

    28Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face.

  • 3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?

  • 14Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?

  • 34Is not this laid up in store with me, Sealed up among my treasures?

  • 3Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.

  • 22Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?

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    3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

  • 5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

  • 25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?

  • 4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt [them] .

  • 10In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.

  • 3Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

  • 3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

  • 33There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.

  • 7There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

  • 8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

  • 5Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

  • 21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

  • Job 36:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee] .

    18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

  • 12Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

  • 14With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;

  • 27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

  • 13Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

  • 11Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.

  • 21To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

  • 6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

  • 6But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.

  • 10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

  • 7Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me [them] not before I die:

  • 7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

  • 15Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.

  • 22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

  • 8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying] ,