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Proverbs 6:1

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

  6. Genesis 44:32–33Rank 6 from verse 1
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    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.

  7. Hebrews 7:22Rank 7 from verse 1
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    22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

  8. Job 17:3Rank 8 from verse 1
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    3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

  9. Philemon 1:18–19Rank 9 from verse 1
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    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.

  10. Proverbs 27:13Rank 10 from verse 1
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    13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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5:23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

6:1MY son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

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6:2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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