Proverbs 11:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who is surety for a stranger shall suffer for it, and he who hates suretyship is secure.

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  • Prov 17:18 : 18 A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.
  • Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold it in pledge for a foreign woman.
  • Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Do not be one of those who shake hands, or of those who are sureties for debts. 27 If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
  • Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My son, if you become surety for your friend, if you have shaken hands with a stranger, 2 You are snared by the words of your mouth, you are taken by the words of your mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and make sure your friend. 4 Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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