Bible verse
A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
Proverbs 17:18 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
14 To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
KJV
A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
ASV
A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
ERV
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
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