Proverbs 6:1
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.”
“A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.”
“For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.”
“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”
“I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:”