Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it : and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Webster 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
14Where no counsel is , the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
16A gracious woman retaineth honor: and strong men retain riches.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Proverbs 22:26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties 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 →