Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
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- Proverbs 11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Proverbs 6:1–3 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.
- Proverbs 22:26–27 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?