Proverbs 11:15

Modern

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

Traditional

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

Literal

One will surely suffer evil if he pledges for for a stranger, and one who hates striking hands remains secure.

Latin

Affligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo; qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit.

Hebrew

English

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

This message appears in Proverbs 6:1–5, 17:18, 20:16, 22:26, and 27:13.

Proverbs 17:18
A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
Proverbs 6:1–5
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
Proverbs 20:16
Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Proverbs 22:26–27
Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.