Proverbs 17:18

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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 6:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    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 17:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

  • Prov 11:15
    79%

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

  • Prov 22:24-27
    4 verses
    77%

    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?

  • Job 17:3
    77%

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

  • Prov 18:24
    76%

    24 ¶ A 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%

    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 17:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Prov 20:16
    74%

    16 ¶ Take 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%

    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 19:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Prov 11:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

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

  • Job 6:27
    71%

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

  • Prov 16:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    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 26:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    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,

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

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

  • Ezek 17:18
    70%

    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.

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

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

  • Prov 18:6
    70%

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

  • Prov 19:7
    70%

    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 25:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Prov 7:7
    69%

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

  • Job 6:14
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:16
    69%

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

  • Prov 17:9
    69%

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

  • Prov 27:10
    69%

    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.

  • Prov 26:6
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

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

  • Exod 22:14
    69%

    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.

  • Prov 17:25
    69%

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

  • Prov 29:22
    69%

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

  • Prov 25:8
    69%

    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.

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