Pro 6:1, Eze 17:18 | JFB | e4.org | 1, 2. if —The condition extends through both verses. be surety —art pledged. stricken . . . hand —bargained (compare ). with a stranger

‏ Proverbs 6:1

1, 2. if—The condition extends through both verses.

be surety—art pledged.

stricken . . . hand—bargained (compare Job 17:3).

with a stranger—that is, for a friend (compare Pr 11:15; 17:18).

‏ Ezekiel 17:18

18. given his hand—in ratification of the oath (2Ki 10:15; Ezr 10:19), and also in token of subjection to Nebuchadnezzar (1Ch 29:24, Margin; 2Ch 30:8, Margin; La 5:6).