Proverbs 17:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.

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  • Prov 11:15 : 15 He who is surety for a stranger shall suffer for it, and he who hates suretyship is secure.
  • 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.
  • Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold it in pledge for a foreign woman.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.
  • 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?

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 you become surety for your friend, if you have shaken hands with a stranger,

    2You are snared by the words of your mouth, you are taken by the words of your mouth.

    3Do 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.

  • Prov 17:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

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

  • Prov 11:15
    79%

    15He who is surety for a stranger shall suffer for it, and he who hates suretyship is secure.

  • Prov 22:24-27
    4 verses
    77%

    24Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go,

    25Lest you learn his ways and get a snare to your soul.

    26Do not be one of those who shake hands, or of those who are sureties for debts.

    27If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

  • Job 17:3
    77%

    3Put down now, give me a pledge with You; who is he that will strike hands with me?

  • Prov 18:24
    76%

    24A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

  • Prov 27:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.

    13Take his garment when he is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for a foreign woman.

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

  • Prov 17:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

    21He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 20:16
    74%

    16Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold it in pledge for a foreign woman.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 19:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2Also, for the soul to be without knowledge is not good; and he who hurries with his feet sins.

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

    4Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

  • Prov 11:12
    72%

    12He who lacks wisdom despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

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

  • Job 6:27
    71%

    27Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.

  • Prov 16:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

    29A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.

  • Prov 26:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17He who passes by and meddles in strife not belonging to him is like one who takes a dog by the ears.

    18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Ezek 17:18
    70%

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

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not reveal it.

  • Prov 18:6
    70%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

  • Prov 19:7
    70%

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

  • Prov 25:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, 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 saw among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding,

  • Job 6:14
    69%

    14To him who is afflicted, pity should be shown by his friend; yet he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

  • Prov 18:16
    69%

    16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

  • Prov 17:9
    69%

    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 27:10
    69%

    10Do not forsake your own friend, nor your father's friend, and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

  • Prov 26:6
    69%

    6He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet, and drinks in damage.

  • Prov 18:2
    69%

    2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may express itself.

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

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

  • Exod 22:14
    69%

    14If a man borrows anything from his neighbor and it is broken or dies, with its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

  • Prov 17:25
    69%

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

  • Prov 29:22
    69%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

  • Prov 25:8
    69%

    8Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.