Proverbs 11:15
Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellers are, there is health.
16A gracious woman atteineth honour, and the strong men atteine riches.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:18A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.
Proverbs 22:26Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie 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 →