1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
Proverbs 6:1
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Proverbs 27:12–14
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. 13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. 14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will…
Proverbs 22:25–27
25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. 26 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. 27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Proverbs 20:15–17
15 There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure. 16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. 17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of g…
Proverbs 11:14–16
14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance. 15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure. 16 A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
Sirach 8:12–14
12 Don’t lend to a man who is stronger than you; and if you lend, count it as a loss. (WEB) 13 Don’t be surety beyond your means. If you give surety, think as one who will have to pay. (WEB) 14 Don’t go to law with a judge; for according to his honor they will give judgment for him. (WEB)
Job 17:2–4
2 Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion. 3 Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor? 4 You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
Proverbs 17:17–19
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor. 19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Proverbs 1:9–11
9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. 11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
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