Proverbs 17:18

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Who so promiseth by the hande, & is suertie for another, he is a foole.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:15 : 15 He that is suertye for a straunger, hurteth himself: but he that medleth not with suerteshippe, is sure.
  • Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My sone, yf thou be suertie for yi neghboure, thou hast fastened thine hode wt another ma: 2 yee thou art boude with thine owne wordes, and taken wt thine owne speach. 3 Therfore (my sonne) do this, discharge thy self, for thou art come i to yi neghbours daunger. Go thy waye then soone, & intreate thy neghboure: 4 let not thyne eyes slepe, ner thine eye lyddes slomber. 5 Saue thy self as a doo fro ye honde, & as a byrde fro the hode of the fouler.
  • Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment that is suertie for a straunger, & take a pledge of him for ye vnknowne mans sake.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.
  • Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be not thou one of them yt bynde ther hande vpo promyse, and are suertie for dett: 27 for yf thou hast nothinge to paye, they shal take awaye thy bed from vnder the.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 6:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1My sone, yf thou be suertie for yi neghboure, thou hast fastened thine hode wt another ma:

    2yee thou art boude with thine owne wordes, and taken wt thine owne speach.

    3Therfore (my sonne) do this, discharge thy self, for thou art come i to yi neghbours daunger. Go thy waye then soone, & intreate thy neghboure:

  • Prov 17:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    16What helpeth it to geue a foole money in his hode, where as he hath no mynde to bye wy?dome?

    17He is a frende that allwaye loueth, and in aduersite a man shal knowe who is his brother.

  • Prov 11:15
    79%

    15He that is suertye for a straunger, hurteth himself: but he that medleth not with suerteshippe, is sure.

  • Prov 22:24-27
    4 verses
    77%

    24Make no fredshipe with an angrie wylfull man, and kepe no company wt ye furious:

    25lest thou lerne his wayes, and receaue hurte vnto thy soule.

    26Be not thou one of them yt bynde ther hande vpo promyse, and are suertie for dett:

    27for yf thou hast nothinge to paye, they shal take awaye thy bed from vnder the.

  • Job 17:3
    77%

    3O delyuer me, and set me by the, who shall then be able to thrust my hondes together?

  • Prov 18:24
    76%

    24A frende that delyteth in loue, doth a man more fredshipe, and sticketh faster vnto him then a brother.

  • Prov 27:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12A wyse man seynge the plage wyl hyde him self, as for fooles they go on still, and suffer harme.

    13Take his garment that is suertie for a straunger, & take a pledge of him for the vnknowne mans sake.

    14He that is to hastie to praise his neghboure aboue measure, shalbe taken as one yt geueth him an euell reporte.

  • Prov 17:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19He yt loueth strife, delyteth in synne: & who so setteth his dore to hye, seketh after a fall.

    20Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

    21An vnwyse body bryngeth himselfe in to sorowe, and ye father of a foole can haue no ioye.

  • Prov 20:16
    74%

    16Take his garment that is suertie for a straunger, & take a pledge of him for ye vnknowne mans sake.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.

    17An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.

  • Prov 19:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2Where no discrecion is, there the soule is not well: and who so is swifte on fote, stombleth hastely.

    3Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.

    4Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.

  • Prov 11:12
    72%

    12A foole bryngeth vp a slaunder of his neghboure, but a wyse man wil kepe it secrete.

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

    17Like as one yro whetteth another, so doth one man comforte another.

  • Job 6:27
    71%

    27Ye fall vpon the fatherlesse, ad go aboute to ouerthrowe youre owne frende.

  • Prov 16:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28A frowarde body causeth strife, and he yt is a blabbe of his tonge, maketh deuysion amonge prynces.

    29A wicked ma begyleth his neghbor, & ledeth him ye waye yt is not good.

  • Prov 26:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17Who so goeth by and medleth with other mens strife, he is like one yt taketh a dogg by ye eares.

    18Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure,

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

    21A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

  • Ezek 17:18
    70%

    18For seinge he hath despysed the ooth, and broken the couenaunt (where as he yet gaue his honde thervpon) and done all these thinges, he shall not escape.

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24Who so kepeth company wt a thefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemies, & telleth it not forth.

  • Prov 18:6
    70%

    6A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

  • Prov 19:7
    70%

    7As for the poore, he is hated amonge all his brethren: yee his owne frendes forsake him, & he that geueth credece vnto wordes, getteth nothinge.

  • Prov 25:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.

    19The hope of the vngodly in tyme of nede, is like a rotten toth and a slippery foote.

  • Prov 7:7
    69%

    7& behelde the simple people: & amonge other yonge folkes I spyed one yonge foole

  • Job 6:14
    69%

    14like as yf one withdrewe a good dede from his frende, and forsoke the feare of God?

  • Prov 18:16
    69%

    16Liberalite bryngeth a man to honor and worshipe, & setteth him amonge greate men.

  • Prov 17:9
    69%

    9Who so couereth another mans offence, seketh loue: but he yt discloseth the faute, setteth frendes at variaunce.

  • Prov 27:10
    69%

    10Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake not, but go not in to thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble. Better is a frende at hode, then a brother farre of.

  • Prov 26:6
    69%

    6He is lame of his fete, yee droncken is he in vanite, that comitteth eny thinge to a foole.

  • Prov 18:2
    69%

    2A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

    9Who so is slouthfull and slacke in his labor, is ye brother of him ye is a waister.

  • Exod 22:14
    69%

    14Yf a man borowe ought of his neghboure, and it be hurte, or dye, so that the owner therof be not by, then shall he make it good.

  • Prov 17:25
    69%

    25An vndiscrete sonne is a grefe vnto his father, and heuynesse vnto his mother yt bare him.

  • Prov 29:22
    69%

    22An angrie man stereth vp strife, and he that beareth euell wyll in his mynde, doth moch euell.

  • Prov 25:8
    69%

    8Be not haistie to go to the lawe, lest happlie thou ordre yi self so at ye last, yt thy neghbor put ye to shame.