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Proverbs 17

Pr. 17:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
void
chacer (Hebrew #2638)
lacking; hence, without
KJV usage: destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.
Pronounce: khaw-sare'
Origin: from 2637
of ρunderstanding
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
striketh
taqa` (Hebrew #8628)
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)
KJV usage: blow ((a trumpet)), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, X suretiship, thrust.
Pronounce: taw-kah'
Origin: a primitive root
hands
kaph (Hebrew #3709)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
KJV usage: branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Pronounce: kaf
Origin: from 3721
, and becometh
`arab (Hebrew #6148)
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
KJV usage: engage, (inter-)meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Pronounce: aw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
surety
`arubbah (Hebrew #6161)
something given as security, i.e. (literally) a token (of safety) or (metaphorically) a bondsman
KJV usage: pledge, surety.
Pronounce: ar-oob-baw'
Origin: feminine passive participle of 6048 in the sense of a bargain or exchange
in the presence
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
of his friend
rea` (Hebrew #7453)
from 7462; an associate (more or less close)
KJV usage: brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other.
Pronounce: ray'-ah
Origin: or reya2 {ray'-ah}
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ρ
heart.

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Hand,
Suretiship

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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void.
Pr. 6:1‑5• 1Hijo mío, si salieres fiador por tu amigo, Si tocaste tu mano por el extraño,
 2Enlazado eres con las palabras de tu boca, Y preso con las razones de tu boca.
 3Haz esto ahora, hijo mío, y líbrate, Ya que has caído en la mano de tu prójimo: Ve, humíllate, y asegúrate de tu amigo.
 4No des sueño á tus ojos, Ni á tus párpados adormecimiento.
 5Escápate como el corzo de la mano del cazador, Y como el ave de la mano del parancero. (Pr. 6:1‑5)
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Pr. 11:15• 15Con ansiedad será afligido el que fiare al extraño: Mas el que aborreciere las fianzas vivirá confiado. (Pr. 11:15)
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Pr. 20:16• 16Quítale su ropa al que salió por fiador del extraño; Y tómale prenda al que fía la extraña. (Pr. 20:16)
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Pr. 22:16,27• 16El que oprime al pobre para aumentarse él, Y que da al rico, ciertamente será pobre.
 27Si no tuvieres para pagar, ¿Por qué han de quitar tu cama de debajo de ti? (Pr. 22:16,27)
understanding.
Heb. heart.
• See notes on Proverbs 6:1-5; 11:15. It is the lack of sound judgment that leads one to go surety for another in the light of the repeated warnings of the word of God; unless, indeed, he is quite prepared to lose, and can well afford it. (“Proverbs Seventeen” by H.A. Ironside)
• Paul went surety for Onesimus, as Judah did for Benjamin; but each had counted the cost, and was ready to pay the uttermost farthing (Philemon 18, 19; Gen. 42:37; 44:32). (“Proverbs Seventeen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A senselesse man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbourf.

JND Translation Notes

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e
Strictly, "void of heart," as ch. 15.21. see ch. 6.32, etc.
f
Or "friend," as ver. 17 and ch. 6.1, etc.