'Surety' in the Bible

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

And they said to Joshua, Of a surety Jehovah has given the whole land into our hands, and even all the inhabitants of the land faint because of us.

Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.

Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

As a crane -- a swallow -- so I chatter, I mourn as a dove, Drawn up have been mine eyes on high, O Jehovah, oppression is on me, be my surety.

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its young shoots become tender and it puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near;

so you, too, when you see all these things [taking place], know for certain that He is near, right at the door.

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail doth her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.