Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
KJV
Stultus homo plaudet manibus, cum spoponderit pro amico suo.
Vulgate
ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ἐπικροτεῖ καὶ ἐπιχαίρει ἑαυτῷ, ὡς καὶ ὁ ἐγγυώμενος ἐγγύην τῶν ἑαυτοῦ φίλων.
LXX
A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
ASV
אָדָ֣ם חֲסַר לֵ֭ב תּוֹקֵ֣עַ כָּ֑ף עֹרֵ֥ב עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה לִ/פְנֵ֥י רֵעֵֽ/הוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
חֲסַר
chsr
verb · 18×
י
y
noun · 591×
כַּ֥ף
kp
noun · 191×
ם
m
noun · 2×
עָ֣רַב
'rb
verb · 23×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
תָקְע֖וּ
tq'v
verb · 70×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Prov 6:1 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
- Prov 6:1 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
- Prov 11:15 — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Prov 11:15 — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Prov 20:16 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- Prov 22:26 — Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
- Prov 22:26 — Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
- Ps 112:5 — A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.