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"My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"
Proverbs Chapter 6, Verse 1
Proverbs 6:1 in Context (Verses 1–4 KJV)
1
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.*
4
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.