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15 If one becomes a (A)guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,
But he who hates [a]striking hands in pledge is secure.

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  1. Proverbs 11:15 Or being a guarantor

15 Whoever puts up security(A) for a stranger will surely suffer,
    but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.(B)

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18 A man lacking a heart of wisdom (A)strikes his [a]hands in pledge
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

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  1. Proverbs 17:18 Lit palms

18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
    and puts up security for a neighbor.(A)

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16 Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

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16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge(A) if it is done for an outsider.(B)

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26 Do not be among those who (A)strike [a]hands in pledge,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

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  1. Proverbs 22:26 Lit palms

Saying 4

26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(A)
    or puts up security for debts;

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13 (A)Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger;
And for [a]a foreign woman seize it as a pledge.

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  1. Proverbs 27:13 Or an adulterous, cf. 2:16

13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(A)

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