Parallel Verses New Living Translation My child, if you have put up security for a friend's debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger-- King James Bible My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Darby Bible Translation My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger, World English Bible My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; Young's Literal Translation My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand, Proverbs 6:1 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible6:1 Surety - Rashly, without considering how thou shalt discharge the debt as occasion require. Otherwise suretyship in some cases may be not only lawful, but an act of justice and charity. Stricken thy hand - Obliged thyself by giving thine hand, as the custom then was in such cases. With - With the creditor, whom he calls a stranger, because the usurers in Israel, who lent money to others, upon condition of paying use for it, were either Heathens, or were reputed as bad as Heathens, because this practice was forbidden by God's law, Deut 23:19. Proverbs 6:1 Parallel Commentaries Library The Preface to the CommandmentsAnd God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God,' &c. Exod 20: 1, 2. What is the preface to the Ten Commandments? The preface to the Ten Commandments is, I am the Lord thy God.' The preface to the preface is, God spake all these words, saying,' &c. This is like the sounding of a trumpet before a solemn proclamation. Other parts of the Bible are said to be uttered by the mouth of the holy prophets (Luke 1: 70), but here God spake in his own person. How are we to understand that, God spake, … Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments "Boast not Thyself of to Morrow, for Thou Knowest not what a Day May Bring Forth. " The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man that Gets to Heaven: In Death and after Death Cross References Proverbs 6:2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said-- Proverbs 11:15 There's danger in putting up security for a stranger's debt; it's safer not to guarantee another person's debt. Proverbs 17:18 It's poor judgment to guarantee another person's debt or put up security for a friend. Proverbs 20:16 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners. Proverbs 22:26 Don't agree to guarantee another person's debt or put up security for someone else. Proverbs 27:13 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners. Isaiah 2:6 For the LORD has rejected his people, the descendants of Jacob, because they have filled their land with practices from the East and with sorcerers, as the Philistines do. They have made alliances with pagans. Jump to Previous Collateral Friend Hand Hands Neighbor Neighbour Pledge Responsible Security Stranger Stricken Struck Surety WordJump to Next Collateral Friend Hand Hands Neighbor Neighbour Pledge Responsible Security Stranger Stricken Struck Surety WordLinks Proverbs 6:1 NIVProverbs 6:1 NLT Proverbs 6:1 ESV Proverbs 6:1 NASB Proverbs 6:1 KJV Proverbs 6:1 Bible Apps Proverbs 6:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:1 French Bible Proverbs 6:1 German Bible Proverbs 6:1 Commentaries Bible Hub |