15 One who is a (A)guarantor for a stranger will certainly suffer for it,
But one who hates [a]being a guarantor is secure.

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  1. Proverbs 11:15 Lit those who strike hands

15 Whoever puts up security(A) for a stranger will surely suffer,
    but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.(B)

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18 A person lacking in [a]sense (A)shakes hands
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

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  1. Proverbs 17:18 Lit heart

18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
    and puts up security for a neighbor.(A)

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16 Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.

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16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge(A) if it is done for an outsider.(B)

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26 Do not be among those who (A)shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

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Saying 4

26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(A)
    or puts up security for debts;

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13 (A)Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger;
And for a foreign woman seize a pledge from him.

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13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(A)

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