Proverbs 17:18
A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
In Context
17The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
19He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:15It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:18
True Friendship. 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. This intimates the strength of those bonds by which we are bound to each other and which we ought to be sensible of. 1. Friends must be constant to each other at all times. That is not true friendship which is not constant; it will be so if it be sincere, and actuated by a good principle. Those that are fanciful or selfish in their friendship will love no longer than their humour is pleased and their interest served, and… Read the whole commentary →