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Proverbs 6:1-2
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The Folly of Guaranteeing Loans

6 My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor,
if you have agreed to a deal[a] with a stranger,
2 trapped by your own words,
    and caught by your own words,

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  1. Proverbs 6:1 Lit. have clapped your hands; i.e. have shaken hands
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Proverbs 6:1-2
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Warnings Against Folly

6 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,
2 you have been trapped by what you said,
    ensnared by the words of your mouth.

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Proverbs 6:1-2
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6 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

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

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