Proverbs 11:15
He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be secure.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
In Context
16A gracious woman shall discover glory. And the robust will have wealth.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:18A foolish man will clap his hands, when he makes a pledge for his friend.
Proverbs 22:26Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:15
14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. Here is, 1. The bad omen of a kingdom's ruin: Where no counsel is, no consultation at all, but every thing done rashly, or no prudent consultation for the common good, but only caballing for parties and divided interests, the people fall, crumble into factions, fall to pieces, fall together by the ears, and fall an easy prey to their common enemies. Councils of war are necessary to the operations of war; two eyes see more… Read the whole commentary →