'Surety' in the Bible
I myself will be surety for him; you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame before you forever.
For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then let me bear the blame before my father forever.’
Be surety for Your servant for good;Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,Have given a pledge for a stranger,
He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it,But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.
A man lacking in sense pledgesAnd becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.