Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Proverbs 11:15 in other translations
| BSB | He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure. |
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| WEB | He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure. |
| ASV | He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure. |
| YLT | Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident. |
| DARBY | It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure. |
| BBE | He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe. |
| Webster | He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. |
What does Proverbs 11:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 11:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 11:15
- Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
- Proverbs 6:1-5
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. Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. …
- Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- 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?
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Context
- Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
- Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
Proverbs 11:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Con ansiedad será afligido el que fiare al extraño: mas el que aborreciere las fianzas vivirá confiado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | On se trouve mal de cautionner un étranger, mais celui qui hait ceux qui frappent dans la main est en sûreté. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sehr schlecht ergehts einem, wenn er für einen anderen Bürge geworden ist; wer aber das Handeinschlagen haßt, ist sicher. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Affligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo; qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit. |