Proverbs 17:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

Proverbs 17:18 —

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Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Proverbs 6:1-5
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, …
Proverbs 22:26-27
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. …
Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

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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…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 18)

18. (Compare Pr 6:1-5; 11:15). in the presence, &c.--that is, he either fails to consult his friend, or to follow his advice.