He that is surety for a (h) stranger shall smart [for it]: and he (i) that hateth suretiship is secure.
(h) He who does not without judgment and consideration of the circumstances put himself in danger, as in (Proverbs 6:1).
(i) He who does not co-sign loans for others is very wise.
Verse Proverbs 11:15. _HE THAT IS SURETY FOR A STRANGER SHALL SMART_ FOR IT] He shall find evil upon evil in it. See on Proverbs 6:1....
See the marginal reference. The play upon “sure” and “suretiship” in the the King James Version (though each word is rightly rendered) has nothing corresponding to it in the Hebrew, and seems to have...
CHAPTER 11 THE CONTRAST CONTINUED The continued contrast in this chapter between the righteous and the wicked contains many precious gems, sweet to faith and wholesome for instruction. In the second v...
PROVERBS 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27 is represented by a further group (Proverbs 11:2;...
FOR. STRANGER, &C. Christ became surety for His People, and they were "strangers" (Ephesians 2:12); and He smarted for it, blessed be His Name! Hebrew. _zur,_ an apostate. See note on Proverbs 5:3. SM...
_smart_for it] Both A.V. and R.V. add in the marg. "Heb. _shall be sore broken_." _suretiship_ Three entirely different Heb. words in this verse are rendered "surety," "suretiship," "sure." The first...
TEXT Proverbs 11:12-21 12. He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13. He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; But he that...
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. HE THAT IS SURETY FOR A STRANGER SHALL SMART FOR IT (Hebrew, 'shall be broken with a breakage,' like a p...
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be committed,...
11:15 another; (g-10) Or 'a stranger.' see Note, chs. 5.10; 27.2. suretyship (h-15) Lit. 'those that strike [hands].'...
1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs 20:10; Amos 8:5)....
We should make a promise only if we can carry out our promise. See also Proverbs 6:1-5....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 11 V1 God hates false measurements. God loves honest measurements. v
HE THAT IS SURETY FOR A STRANGER. — Rather, _for another,_ as Proverbs 6:1. IS SURE. — Rather, _is in quiet,_ undisturbed by the anxieties described in Proverbs 6:3....
רַע ־יֵ֭רֹועַ כִּי ־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וְ שֹׂנֵ֖א
CHAPTER 12 GOODNESS "The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6 "An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes right in his way is the abomination of t...
Verse Proverbs 11:7. The antithesis of this proverb is between the condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side of...
_That is. Hebrew, "that hateth those who make agreements is secure." (Mont.[Montanus?])_...
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. When it goeth we...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
HE THAT IS SURETY FOR A STRANGER SHALL SMART [FOR IT],.... Or in "breaking shall be broken" q, ruined and undone; he engaging or becoming a bondsman for one whose circumstances he knew not; and these...
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. Ver. 15. _He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it._] Heb., Shall break - prove a bankrupt. _S...
_He that is surety for a stranger_, &c. “He is in great danger to be undone, who stands bound to pay the debts of another man, especially of a stranger, whose ability and honesty are unknown to him; a...
V. 15. HE THAT IS SURETY FOR A STRANGER SHALL SMART FOR IT, be will fare extremely ill on account of his rash act; AND HE THAT HATETH SURETYSHIP, avoiding both the persons who are too ready to give th...
SMART: _ Heb._ be sore broken SURETISHIP: _ Heb._ those that strike hands...
10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affec...
A STRANGER; whose condition he doth not thoroughly understand, and therefore knows not his own danger. SURETISHIP; of which SEE POOLE ON "PROVERBS 6:1"....
Proverbs 11:15 surety H6148 (H8804) stranger H2114 (H8801) suffer H7321 (H8735) H7451 hates H8130 ...
FURTHER CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS (PROVERBS 11:15). In this subsection we again have the continual contrast between the righteous, the gracious, the merciful and the blamele...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The ways of righteousness are plain and safe and in them we may enjoy a holy security. The ways of wickedness are dangerous...
Proverbs 11:1. _A false balance is an abomination to the Lord._ A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand tim...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:15 To put up SECURITY is equivalent to cosigning for a loan (see note on 6:1–5). To do so on behalf of a STRANGER is not wise....
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 11:14. COUNSEL, literally, “pilotage,” “steermanship.” PROVERBS 11:15. SURETYSHIP, literally “striking hands.” See Notes and Illustration on chap. Proverbs 6:1. Stuart trans...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 11:1 A FALSE BALANCE; literally, _balances of deceit _(Proverbs 20:23). The repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13,...
Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter. Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to the next. S...
Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 22:26; Proverbs 22:27;...