Proverbs 22:26 Cross References - EJ2000

²⁶ ¶ Be not thou one of them that strike hands or of them that are sureties for debts.

¹ ¶ My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, ² thou art snared with the words of thy mouth; thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. ³ Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, for thou hast fallen into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. ⁴ Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. ⁵ Escape as a roe from the hand of the hunter and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

¹⁵ ¶ With anxiety shall he that is surety for a stranger be afflicted, and he that hates suretiship shall live securely.

¹⁸ ¶ A man void of understanding strikes hands and becomes surety in the presence of his friend.

¹³ ¶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and take a pledge of him that is surety for a strange woman.