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Proverbs 11:15
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hates suretyship is secure.
Whoever guarantees to pay somebody else's loan will suffer. It is safer to avoid such promises.
The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, But he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness], But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
He that makith feith for a straunger, schal be turmentid with yuel; but he that eschewith snaris, schal be sikur.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: but he that hateth suretiship is sure.
He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
It's a dangerous thing to guarantee payment for someone's debts. Don't do it!
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
He who guarantees a loan for a stranger will suffer, but refusing to underwrite is safe.
It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
You will be sorry if you promise to pay a stranger's debt. Refuse to make such promises and you will be safe.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
Hee that is suretie for a stranger, shall smart for it: and hee that hateth suretiship, is sure.
He who puts himself as trust for what a stranger owes to another will suffer for it, but he who hates to be trusted for what another owes is safe.
To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble, but there is safety in refusing to do so.
Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
The wicked oppresses the righteous when he meets him, because he hates those who wait and hope.
If you promise to pay a stranger's debt, you will regret it. You are better off if you don't get involved.
He that becometh surety for a stranger, goeth to utter ruin, but, he that hateth striking hands, is secure.
He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of snares, shall be secure.
He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
He that is suretie for a straunger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretishyp is sure.
A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
If someone puts up security for a stranger,he will suffer for it,but the one who hates such agreements is protected.
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, But he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger, but he who refuses a pledge is safe.
One suffers evil when he is surety for a stranger, but one hating strikers of hands is trusted.
Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
He that is suertye for a straunger, hurteth himself: but he that medleth not with suerteshippe, is sure.
Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned; if you keep a cool head, you'll avoid rash bargains.
One who is a guarantor for a stranger will certainly suffer for it, But one who hates being a guarantor is secure.
He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, But one who hates being surety is secure.
He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.
If one becomes a guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,But he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that is surety: Proverbs 6:1-5, Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 22:26, Proverbs 22:27
smart: Heb. be sore broken
suretiship: Heb. those that strike hands
Reciprocal: Job 17:3 - put me
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it],.... Or in "breaking shall be broken" q, ruined and undone; he engaging or becoming a bondsman for one whose circumstances he knew not; and these being bad bring a load upon him, such an heavy debt as crushes him to pieces. Mr. Henry observes that our Lord Jesus Christ became a surety for us when we were strangers, and he smarted for it, he was bruised and wounded for our sins; but then he knew our circumstances, and what the consequence would be, and became a surety on purpose to pay the whole debt and set us free; which he was capable of doing: without being broken or becoming a bankrupt himself; for he was not broken, nor did he fail, Isaiah 42:4. Jarchi's note is,
"the wicked shall be broken, to whose heart idolatry is sweet;''
and he that hateth suretyship is sure; or those "that strike" r, that is, with the hand, used in suretyship; see Proverbs 6:1; such an one is safe from coming into trouble by such means. The Targum is,
"and hates those that place their hope in God.''
q רע ירוע "frangendo frangetur", Michaelis; so Pagninus and others. r תוקעים "complodentes", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius "defigentes", Mercerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the marginal reference. The play upon “sure” and “suretiship” in the the King James Version (though each word is rightly rendered) has nothing corresponding to it in the Hebrew, and seems to have originated in a desire to give point to the proverb.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 11:15. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it] He shall find evil upon evil in it. See on Proverbs 6:1.
