My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken.

surety · 1. Security; safety. · 2. Foundation of stability; support. · 3. Evidence; ratification; confirmation. · 4. Security against loss or damage; security ...

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

For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

Proverbs 11:15 KJV: He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

King James Bible He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. New King James Version

Proverbs 22:26 KJV: Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them ...

Read Psalms 119:122 KJV in the King James Bible Online: "Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me"

[13] And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them ...