Proverbs 6:1
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”Proverbs 6:1
What Does Proverbs 6:1 Mean?
Proverbs 6:1 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 6, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 6:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 17:18“A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.”Proverbs 22:26“Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.”Proverbs 11:15“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.”Proverbs 20:16“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”Matthew 5:25“Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.”Genesis 43:9“I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:”Genesis 44:32“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.”Job 17:3“Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?”Proverbs 27:13“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”Philemon 1:18“If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;”Hebrews 7:22“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.”Isaiah 2:6“Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.”1 Thessalonians 2:11“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,”Luke 12:58“When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.”
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