Proverbs Chapter 11 verse 15 Holy Bible
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
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He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
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It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
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He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, But he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
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Evil `one' suffereth when he hath been surety `for' a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - He that is surety for a stranger; or, for another (see Proverbs 6:1). Shall smart for it. "Evil shall fall on him evilly who is surety." He that hateth suretyship; guaranteed, as the word implies, by the striking of hands in public (Proverbs 17:18). Vulgate, "who is cautious of snares," especially of the insidious dangers that lurk in suretyship. Is sure; is at rest and has nothing to fear. There is no paronomasia in the Hebrew. The play on "suretyship" and "sure" in the Authorized Version is either accidental or was introduced with the idea of giving point to the sentence. The Septuagint translates differently, "A wicked man doeth evil when he mixes with the righteous; he hateth the sound of safety (η΅χον ἀσφαλείας)." This perhaps means that the fraudulent creditor deceives the good man who has stood security for him; and henceforward the good man cannot bear to hear immunity and safety spoken of (see note on Proverbs 20:16).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) He that is surety for a stranger.--Rather, for another, as Proverbs 6:1.Is sure.--Rather, is in quiet, undisturbed by the anxieties described in Proverbs 6:3-5.
