Verse 26

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

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 17:18 : 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the esence of his friend.
• Prov 27:13 : 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
• 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.