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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 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.
- Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
- Prov 22:16 : 16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
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1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
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;
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- Prov 22:24-274 verses77%
24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:
25Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
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?
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- Prov 27:12-143 verses75%
12A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
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16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
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17Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
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9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
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