Verse 26

Be not thou one of them that strike{H8628}{(H8802)} hands{H3709}, or of them that are sureties{H6148}{(H8802)} for debts{H4859}.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:15 : 15 He that is surety{H6148}{(H8804)} for a stranger{H2114}{(H8801)} shall smart{H7321}{(H8735)}{H7451} for it: and he that hateth{H8130}{(H8802)} suretiship{H8628}{(H8802)} is sure{H982}{(H8802)}.
• Prov 17:18 : 18 A man{H120} void{H2638} of understanding{H3820} striketh{H8628}{(H8802)} hands{H3709}, and becometh{H6148}{(H8802)} surety{H6161} in the presence{H6440} of his friend{H7453}.
• Prov 27:13 : 13 Take{H3947}{(H8798)} his garment{H899} that is surety{H6148}{(H8804)} for a stranger{H2114}{(H8801)}, and take a pledge{H2254}{(H8798)} of him for a strange woman{H5237}.
• Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My son{H1121}, if thou be surety{H6148}{(H8804)} for thy friend{H7453}, if thou hast stricken{H8628}{(H8804)} thy hand{H3709} with a stranger{H2114}{(H8801)}, 2 Thou art snared{H3369}{(H8738)} with the words{H561} of thy mouth{H6310}, thou art taken{H3920}{(H8738)} with the words{H561} of thy mouth{H6310}. 3 Do{H6213}{(H8798)} this now{H645}, my son{H1121}, and deliver{H5337}{(H8734)} thyself, when thou art come{H935}{(H8804)} into the hand{H3709} of thy friend{H7453}; go{H3212}{(H8798)}, humble{H7511}{(H8690)} thyself, and make sure{H7292}{(H8798)} thy friend{H7453}. 4 Give{H5414}{(H8799)} not sleep{H8142} to thine eyes{H5869}, nor slumber{H8572} to thine eyelids{H6079}. 5 Deliver{H5337}{(H8734)} thyself as a roe{H6643} from the hand{H3027} of the hunter, and as a bird{H6833} from the hand{H3027} of the fowler{H3353}.