Proverbs 11:15
“Hee that is suretie for a stranger, shall smart for it: and hee that hateth suretiship, is sure.”
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Proverbs 11:15 Context
13A tale-bearer reuealeth secrets: but hee that is of a faithfull spirit, concealeth the matter. 14Where no counsell is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safetie. 15Hee that is suretie for a stranger, shall smart for it: and hee that hateth suretiship, is sure. 16A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retaine riches. 17The mercifull man doeth good to his owne soule: but he that is cruell, troubleth his owne flesh.
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- King James Version
He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
- Basic English Bible
It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
- Darby Bible
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Webster's Bible
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
- World English Bible
Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible