King James Version

Proverbs 11:15

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

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רַעrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…יֵ֭רוֹעַyeroabe worseרָעַעverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be worse”, an unfinished actionH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עָ֣רַבaravgive pledgesעָרַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give pledges”, a completed actionH6148to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.זָ֑רzarstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).וְשֹׂנֵ֖אvesoneand hateשָׂנֵאconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.תֹקְעִ֣יםtoqeimblowתָּקַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “blow”, the ordinary formH8628to 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)blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.בּוֹטֵֽחַbotechabe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be bold”, a verb used as a describing wordH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

Young’s Literal Translation

Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

World English Bible

He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

Darby Translation

It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.

Douay-Rheims

He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πονηρὸς κακοποιεῖ ὅταν συνμίξῃ δικαίῳ, μισεῖ δὲ ἦχον ἀσφαλείας.