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Proverbs 6:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Proverbs 6:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 6:1

Theological / Devotional

If thou be surety. The custom of suretyship seems to have prevailed from early times. Job speaks of one striking hands to be surety for him (Job 17:3). Judah twice offered to be surety for Benjamin (Gen. 43:9 ; 44:33).

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