Proverbs 17:18
“A man void of vnderstanding striketh hands, and becommeth suretie in the presence of his friend.”
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Proverbs 17:18 Context
16Wherfore is there a price in the hand of a foole to get wisedome, seeing he hath no heart to it? 17A friend loueth at all times, and a brother is borne for aduersitie. 18A man void of vnderstanding striketh hands, and becommeth suretie in the presence of his friend. 19He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction. 20He that hath a froward heart, findeth no good, and he that hath a peruerse tongue, falleth into mischiefe.
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A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
- King James Version
A man lacking in sense pledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
- New American Standard Version (1995)