He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
WEB
He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
YLT
Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
DBT
It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.