Proverbs 6:1-2

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My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor^(a)
or entered into an agreement with^(b) a stranger,^(c)^(A)

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you have been trapped by the words of your lips^(d)—
ensnared by the words of your mouth.

a. Proverbs 6:1: Or friend

b. Proverbs 6:1: Lit or shaken hands for or with

c. Proverbs 6:1: The Hb word for stranger can refer to a foreigner, an Israelite outside one’s family, or simply to another person.

d. Proverbs 6:2: Lit mouth

A. Proverbs 6:1: Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 22:26; Proverbs 27:13