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Proverbs 17:18
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Proverbs 17:18
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
18*†A man void of vnderstanding striketh hands, and becommeth suretie in the presence of his friend.
- Heb. heart.
- Chap. 6.1. and 11.15.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 17:18
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Empty, vacant, lacking, or without effect; as a verb, to empty or make of no effect.
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APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
understanding
Discernment, intelligence, comprehension, or the faculty of knowing.
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Hits, smites, or attacks.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A pledge, guarantee, or person who answers for another's debt or obligation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
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Open the full verse study15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
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Open the full verse study1MY son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Open the full verse study26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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Open the full verse study16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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Open the full verse study16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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