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Proverbs 6:1–2

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MY son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
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  1. Proverbs 17:18Rank 1 from verse 1
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    18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

  2. Proverbs 22:26Rank 2 from verse 1
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    26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

  3. Proverbs 11:15Rank 3 from verse 1
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    15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

  4. Proverbs 20:16Rank 4 from verse 1
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    16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

  5. Genesis 43:9Rank 5 from verse 1
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    9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 18:7Rank 1 from verse 2
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    7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  2. Proverbs 12:13Rank 2 from verse 2
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    13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:1

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

surety

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1. A person who undertakes responsibility or gives a guarantee for another or for an obligation. 2. In the phrase ‘of a surety’: certainly or assuredly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

friend

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One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stricken

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Sense 1: Struck, smitten, pierced, afflicted, or visited with a blow or calamity. Sense 2: In the expression stricken in age or years, advanced and far gone in age.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

surity

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1. A person who undertakes responsibility or gives a guarantee for another or for an obligation. 2. In the phrase ‘of a surety’: certainly or assuredly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:2

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

snared

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1. Caught or trapped in a snare. 2. Figuratively entangled or brought into binding danger or difficulty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1MY son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

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

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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.

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