Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 17:18 : 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
- Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
- Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts. 27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
- Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor; 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids; 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
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25 Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
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1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,
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17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
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20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.