Pro 6:1-5, 10:1, 17 | JFB | STEP | 1, 2. if —The condition extends through both verses. be surety —art pledged. stricken . . . hand —bargained (compare ). with a stranger

Proverbs 6:1-5

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).

3. come . . . friend—in his power.

humble . . . sure thy friend—urge as a suppliant; that is, induce the friend to provide otherwise for his debt, or secure the surety.

4, 5. The danger requires promptness.

1. wise [and] foolish—as they follow or reject the precepts of wisdom.

maketh . . . father—or, "gladdens a father."

heaviness—or, "grief."

17. keepeth—observes (Pr 3:18; 4:22).

refuseth—or, "turns from reproof," which might direct him aright.