Proverbs 11:15
He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
14Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
16A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:18A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.
Proverbs 22:26Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for 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 →