Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 6:1
My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor, if you have agreed to a deal with a stranger,
Proverbs 11:15
Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering, but by refusing to do so, one remains safe.
Proverbs 17:18
A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.
Proverbs 27:13
Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman.

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