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Proverbs 17:18

WEB

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

KJV

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

BSB

18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

FBV

18It's not a wise idea to make a pledge and guarantee a neighbor's debt.

Extra References

Proverbs 11:15

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

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 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?

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 22:16

16Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.