SinaiProverbs 17:18
American Standard Version
A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
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Proverbs 17:18 in other translations
A man void of understanding strikes hands,
and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 17:18 in context
- 16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
- 17A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
- 18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
- 19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
- 20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.