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Proverbs 17

Prov. 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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heart.

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Hand,
Suretiship

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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void.
Prov. 6:1‑5• 1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
 2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
 3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
 4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
 5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. (Prov. 6:1‑5)
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Prov. 11:15• 15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. (Prov. 11:15)
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Prov. 20:16• 16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. (Prov. 20:16)
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Prov. 22:16,27• 16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
 27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? (Prov. 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.