Proverbs 11:15

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Whoever puts up security for a stranger will suffer harm, but whoever hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:18 : 18 A person who lacks sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for their neighbor.
  • Prov 20:16 : 16 Take a garment as security from one who guarantees a stranger's debt; hold it in pledge if it is for a foreign woman.
  • Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge, or who puts up security for debts. 27 If you lack the means to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
  • Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge with a stranger, 2 you have been trapped by the words of your mouth, caught by the words of your mouth. 3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have come into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your case with your neighbor. 4 Do not allow sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. 5 Free yourself like a gazelle from the trap, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:1
    79%

    1 My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge with a stranger,

  • Prov 27:12-13
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    79%

    12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

    13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for an outsider.

  • Prov 17:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18 A person who lacks sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for their neighbor.

    19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

  • Prov 22:25-27
    3 verses
    78%

    25 Or you may learn their ways and set a trap for your soul.

    26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge, or who puts up security for debts.

    27 If you lack the means to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

  • Prov 20:16
    77%

    16 Take a garment as security from one who guarantees a stranger's debt; hold it in pledge if it is for a foreign woman.

  • Prov 11:14
    77%

    14 Without guidance, a nation falls, but victory is found in an abundance of counselors.

  • Job 17:3
    73%

    3 Put me in your pledge, O God; who else will strike hands with me in agreement?

  • Prov 11:16
    72%

    16 A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain wealth.

  • Prov 14:17
    72%

    17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Prov 29:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24 Whoever partners with a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse but does not testify.

    25 The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be kept safe.

  • Prov 15:27
    72%

    27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 28:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

    8 Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 28:20
    71%

    20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Job 36:18
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    18 Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Exod 22:14
    70%

    14 If the owner is with the animal, the borrower does not need to pay. If it was rented, the payment covers the loss.

  • Prov 11:28-29
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    70%

    28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

    29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Eccl 10:8-9
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    8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

    9 One who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and one who splits wood may be endangered by it.

  • Prov 19:17
    70%

    17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1 A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Prov 22:3
    70%

    3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

  • Prov 28:27
    70%

    27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 5:10
    70%

    10 Lest strangers feast on your strength, and your hard-earned wealth end up in the house of a foreigner.

  • Prov 25:17
    70%

    17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Prov 21:18
    69%

    18 The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Ps 15:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4 Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.

    5 Who does not lend money at interest or accept a bribe against the innocent. The one who does these things will never be shaken.

  • Eccl 7:7
    69%

    7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  • Prov 15:22
    69%

    22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

  • Prov 10:9
    69%

    9 The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Eccl 5:5
    69%

    5 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?

  • Ps 37:21
    69%

    21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Prov 26:27
    69%

    27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

    22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 22:7
    69%

    7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 29:3
    69%

    3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 13:20
    69%

    20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

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