18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, …
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. …
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18)Though Solomon had commended friendship in adversity (Prov. 17:17), yet let not any, under pretence of being generous to their friends, be unjust to their families and wrong them; one part of our duty must be made to consist with another. Note, 1. It is a piece of wisdom to keep out of debt as much as may be, especially to dread suretiship. There may be a just occasion for a man to pass his word f…
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