Dangerous Promises

My son, (A)if you become [a]surety for your friend,
If you have [b]shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:1 guaranty or collateral
  2. Proverbs 6:1 Lit. struck

Warnings Against Folly

My son,(A) if you have put up security(B) for your neighbor,(C)
    if you have shaken hands in pledge(D) for a stranger,

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

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You are snared by the words of your mouth;
You are taken by the words of your mouth.

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you have been trapped by what you said,
    ensnared by the words of your mouth.

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Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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