Proverbs 11:15
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
World Messianic Bible
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 obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:18A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 22:26Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral 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 →