Proverbs 6:1
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
עָרַב
ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
גֵּר
gêr
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
Key Terms in This Verse
עָרַב ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
Study H6148 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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:
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
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