Proverbs 11:15
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.”
רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
רָעַע
he is harmed
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רָעַע
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
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עָרַב
he stood surety for
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עָרַב
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
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זוּר
a stranger
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זוּר
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
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תָּקַע
those striking hands
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תָּקַע
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
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