Only a fool will promise to be responsible for another person’s debts.
Proverbs 11:15 - Easy To Read Version If you promise to pay another person’s debt, then you will be sorry. You will be safe if you refuse to make those deals. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: And he that hateth suretiship is sure. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who becomes security for an outsider shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure [from its penalties]. American Standard Version (1901) He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure. Common English Bible Guaranteeing the debt of a stranger brings big trouble, but the one who refuses to shake hands will be secure. Catholic Public Domain Version He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be secure. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure. |
Only a fool will promise to be responsible for another person’s debts.
You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.
You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.