Proverbs 22:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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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 17:18 : 18 A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.
  • Prov 27:13 : 13 Take his garment when he is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for a foreign woman.
  • 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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    13Take his garment when he is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for a foreign woman.

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