Proverbs 6:1
My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, 2 if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; 1
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In The King James Version
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
In Context
2You are trapped by the words of your mouth. 2 You are ensnared with the words of your mouth. 1
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the sin ·err (the standard goal)· forever,
Proverbs 17:18A man void of understanding strikes hands, 2 and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor. 1
Proverbs 22:26Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, 2 of those who are collateral for debts. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:1
In this chapter we have, I. A caution against rash suretiship, ver. 1-5 . II. A rebuke to slothfulness, ver. 6-11 . III. The character and fate of a malicious mischievous man, ver. 12-15 . IV. An account of seven things which God hates, ver. 16-19 . V. An exhortation to make the word of God familiar to us, ver. 20-23 . VI. A repeated warning of the pernicious consequences of the sin of whoredom, ver. 24-35 . We are here dissuaded from sin very much by arguments borrowed from our secular interests, for it is not… Read the whole commentary →