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Practical Warnings

My son, if you have become a (A)guarantor for your neighbor,
Have struck your [a]hands in pledge for a stranger,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:1 Lit palms

Warnings Against Folly

My son,(A) if you have put up security(B) for your neighbor,(C)
    if you have shaken hands in pledge(D) for a stranger,

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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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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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