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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 11:15 - Suretiship
Proverbs 11:15 - He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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He that is surety | H6148 | עָרַב |
[Verb] to {braid} that {is} intermix; technically to traffic (as if by barter); also to give or be security (as a kind of exchange) |
for a stranger | H2114 | זוּר |
[Verb] to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a {foreigner} strange: profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery |
shall smart | H7451 | רַע |
[Adjective] bad or (as noun) evil (naturally or morally). This includes the second (feminine) form; as adjective or noun |
for it and he that hateth | H8130 | שָׂנֵא |
[Verb] to hate (personally) |
suretiship | H8628 | תָּקַע |
[Verb] to {clatter} that {is} slap (the hands {together}) clang (an instrument); by analogy to drive (a nail or tent {pin} a {dart} etc.); by implication to become bondsman (by handclasping) |
is sure | H982 | בָּטַח |
[Verb] properly to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620); figuratively to {trust} be confident or sure |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.