Verse 26

Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:15 : 15 Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
• Prov 17:18 : 18 A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.
• Prov 27:13 : 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
• Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My sonne, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast striken hands with the stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth. 3 Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends. 4 Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.