Proverbs 11:15
“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it,.... Or in "breaking shall be broken" (q), ruined and undone; he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
See the marginal reference. The play upon “sure” and “suretiship” in the the King James Version (though each word is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Here we are taught, 1. In general, that we may not use our estates as we will (he that gave them to us has reserved to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
smartfor it] Both A.V. and R.V. add in the marg. "Heb. shall be sore broken."
suretiship Three entirely different Heb.…
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