Proverbs 6:1

Genesis 43:9; Genesis 44:32; Genesis 44:33; Hebrews 7:22; Job 17:3; Philemon 1:18; Philemon 1:19; Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 22:26; Proverbs 27:13

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 6:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Surety - The “pledge,” or security for payment, which, for example, David was to bring back from his brothers 1 Samuel 17:18 . So the word was u...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Pro...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

My son. See note on Proverbs 1:8 . if. This word should be supplied at the beginning of each line in Proverbs 6:2 , as well as in Proverbs 6:...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, If thou be surety for thy friend - לרעך lereacha, for thy...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My son, if thou be surety— This and the ten following verses contain precepts oeconomical. The wise man recommends first, not to become surety for...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Proverbs 6:1-35 .-Warning against suretiship ( Prov...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The surety appears to have taken the creditor's hand in the presence of witnesses: cp. 2 Kings 10:15 .
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sl...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VI. (i). Ninth Discourse: — Against Suretyship ( Proverbs 6:1-5 ). (1) If thou be surety for thy friend. — When the Mosaic Law was institut...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 7 CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR OWN ACTIONS "The surety the sluggard and the worthless person." Proverbs 6:1 ; Prove...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Avoid Suretyship and Sloth Proverbs 6:1-19 A young man, being entreated by his friend to go bond for him, consents, in an easy-going way to bec...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The parental exhortations are continued. In this section they are directed against suretyship, indolence, the evil man, and certain specific things w...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS Under the similitude of a surety Solomon opens this chapter, with shewing the consequence of such engagements. He follows up the chapter wi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend ,.... To another; hast engaged thyself by promise or bond, or both, to pay a debt for him, if he is not abl...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Ver. 1. My son, if thou be surety. ] The wise man, hav...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My son, if thou be surety for , or to, thy friend Namely, rashly and unadvisedly, without considering for whom, or how the thou dost oblige thysel...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Cautions against Suretiship. 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy frie...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PROVERBS CHAPTER 6 A dehortation against suretiship, Proverbs 6:1 . The danger of it, Proverbs 6:2 ; and the way of delivery, Proverbs 6:3-...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

If His Son Has Become Surety For Another He Should Seek To Obtain Release From His Obligation At All Costs ( Proverbs 6:1-5 ). To become a surety...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:1 . With a stranger, rather, “for” a stranger. Proverbs 6:3 . When thou art come , rather, “for thou hast come.”...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 6:1 . If thou be surety for thy friend. If charity has gained an ascendancy over the judgment, prepare to perform thy covenant. To aid a...
The Biblical Illustrator

If thou be surety for thy friend. Social suretyships The principles of domestic, social, and political economy in the Bible are far more wise,...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 6:1-20 The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are (...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, pledging himself or giving security for the debts of another, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a strang...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Warning Against Foolish Suretyship, Idleness, and Malice
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Surety — Rashly, without considering how thou shalt discharge the debt as occasion require. Otherwise suretyship in some cases may be not only lawf...

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Related Commentaries of Proverbs 6:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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