Proverbs 6:1

God's Word

My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake,

Cross References

Genesis 43:9

I guarantee that he will come back. You can hold me responsible for him. If I don’t bring him back to you and place him here in front of you, you can blame me the rest of my life.

Job 17:3

Please guarantee my bail yourself. Who else will guarantee it with a handshake?

Proverbs 11:15

Whoever guarantees a stranger’s loan will get into trouble, but whoever hates the closing of a deal remains secure.

Proverbs 17:18

A person without good sense closes a deal with a handshake. He guarantees a loan in the presence of his friend.

Proverbs 20:16

Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan on behalf of a foreigner.

Proverbs 22:26

Do not be ⌞found⌟ among those who make deals with a handshake, among those who guarantee other people’s loans.

Proverbs 27:13

Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner.

Proverbs 6:2

you are trapped by the words of your own mouth, caught by your own promise.

Isaiah 2:6

Lord, you have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob, because they are filled with Eastern influences. They are fortunetellers like the Philistines, and they make deals with foreigners.

Hebrews 7:22

In this way Jesus has become the guarantee of a better promise.