Proverbs 11:15
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.”
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)
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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רַע
harm
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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.
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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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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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