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Proverbs 17:18
Proverbs 17:18 is verse 18 of Proverbs chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
King James Version
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
World English Bible
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
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Proverbs 17:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible
16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
Proverbs 6:2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Proverbs 6:3then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
Proverbs 6:4Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
Proverbs 6:5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Proverbs 11:15He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
Proverbs 20:16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Proverbs 22:16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Proverbs 22:27If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?