Proverbs 6:1
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”
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)
כַּף
palms/ your
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כַּף
Palm of the hand. Kaph. Engraved on the palms of My hands. Before there was a cross this image pointed to it. Jesus carries the marks of our salvation in His hands.
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בֵּן
O son/ my
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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עָרַב
you have stood surety
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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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