Proverbs 17:18
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)
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- Prov 6:1-33 verses84%
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.
- Prov 17:16-172 verses81%
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Prov 22:24-274 verses77%
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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?
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3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
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24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
- Prov 27:12-143 verses75%
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
- Prov 17:19-213 verses74%
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- Prov 14:16-172 verses73%
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
- Prov 19:2-43 verses72%
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
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12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
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17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
- Prov 16:28-292 verses71%
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
- Prov 26:17-182 verses71%
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
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18 Seeing 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.
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24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
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6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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7 All 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 25:18-192 verses70%
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
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7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
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14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
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16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
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10 Thine 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.
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6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
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2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
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9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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14 And 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.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
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8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.