Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes guarantor in the presence of his friend.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
In Context
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
19He loves transgression that loves strife: and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:15He that is guarantor for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hates standing for surety is sure.
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to lack.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:18
True Friendship. 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. This intimates the strength of those bonds by which we are bound to each other and which we ought to be sensible of. 1. Friends must be constant to each other at all times. That is not true friendship which is not constant; it will be so if it be sincere, and actuated by a good principle. Those that are fanciful or selfish in their friendship will love no longer than their humour is pleased and their interest served, and… Read the whole commentary →