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Proverbs 11:15

WEB

15He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

KJV

15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

BSB

15He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

FBV

15You'll get into trouble if you guarantee a stranger's loans—you're far safer if you refuse to make such pledges.

Extra References

Proverbs 17:18

18A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

Proverbs 6:1-5

1My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger, 2you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth. 3Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor. 4Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. 5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

Proverbs 20:16

16Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

Proverbs 22:26-27

26Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts. 27If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?