Proverbs 11:15
An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, || And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
Literal Standard 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
14Without counsels a people falls, || And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
16A gracious woman retains honor, || And terrible [men] retain riches.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:18A man lacking heart is striking hands, || He becomes a guarantor before his friend.
Proverbs 22:26Do not be among those striking hands, || Among sureties [for] burdens.
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 →