Bible Cross References
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
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 17:18
Only someone with no sense would promise to be responsible for someone else's debts.
Proverbs 27:13
Any people stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserve to have their own property held to guarantee payment.