Proverbs 6:1
MY son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
¶ My sonne, if thou bee surety for thy friend, it thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
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- Proverbs 17:18Rank 1 from verse 1
- Proverbs 22:26Rank 2 from verse 1
- Proverbs 11:15Rank 3 from verse 1
- Proverbs 20:16Rank 4 from verse 1
- Genesis 43:9Rank 5 from verse 1
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:
9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: *if I bring him not vnto thee, and set him before thee, then let me beare the blame for euer.
- Genesis 44:32–33Rank 6 from verse 1
32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
32For thy seruant became surety for the lad vnto my father, saying, *If I bring him not vnto thee, then I shall beare the blame to my father, for euer.
33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy seruant abide in stead of the lad, a bondman to my LORD, and let the lad goe vp with his brethren.
- Hebrews 7:22Rank 7 from verse 1
- Philemon 1:18–19Rank 9 from verse 1
18If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
19I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
18If hee hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account.
19I Paul haue written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I doe not say to thee how thou owest vnto me, euen thine owne selfe besides:
- Proverbs 27:13Rank 10 from verse 1
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Proverbs 6:1
1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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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
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.
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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.
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One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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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
Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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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.
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1MY son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
1¶ My sonne, if thou bee surety for thy friend, it thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Selected passage2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the wordes of thy mouth.