Bible Cross References
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Proverbs 6:1-5
1
My child, have you promised to be responsible for someone else's debts?
2
Have you been caught by your own words, trapped by your own promises?
3
Well then, my child, you are in that person's power, but this is how to get out of it: hurry to him, and beg him to release you.
4
Don't let yourself go to sleep or even stop to rest.
5
Get out of the trap like a bird or a deer escaping from a hunter.
Proverbs 11:15
If you promise to pay a stranger's debt, you will regret it. You are better off if you don't get involved.
Proverbs 20:16
Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment.
Proverbs 22:16
If you make gifts to rich people or oppress the poor to get rich, you will become poor yourself.
Proverbs 22:27
If you should be unable to pay, they will take away even your bed.