Proverbs 17:18

King James Version 1611 (Original)

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:15 : 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
  • Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with 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, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 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 take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
  • Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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 son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with 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, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

  • Prov 17:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

    17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  • Prov 11:15
    79%

    15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

  • Prov 22:24-27
    4 verses
    77%

    24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

    25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

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

    27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

  • Job 17:3
    77%

    3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

  • Prov 18:24
    76%

    24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  • Prov 27:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

    13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

    14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

  • Prov 17:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

    20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

    21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 20:16
    74%

    16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

    17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 19:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

    3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

    4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

  • Prov 11:12
    72%

    12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

    17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

  • Job 6:27
    71%

    27Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

  • Prov 16:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

    29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

  • Prov 26:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

    18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

    21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • Ezek 17:18
    70%

    18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

  • Prov 18:6
    70%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

  • Prov 19:7
    70%

    7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

  • Prov 25:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

    19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

  • Prov 7:7
    69%

    7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

  • Job 6:14
    69%

    14To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

  • Prov 18:16
    69%

    16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

  • Prov 17:9
    69%

    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

  • Prov 27:10
    69%

    10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

  • Prov 26:6
    69%

    6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

  • Prov 18:2
    69%

    2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • Exod 22:14
    69%

    14And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

  • Prov 17:25
    69%

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 29:22
    69%

    22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

  • Prov 25:8
    69%

    8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.