that is surety: Proverbs 6:1-5, Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 22:26-27
smart: Heb. be sore broken
suretiship: Heb. those that strike hands
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Proverbs 11:15
Proverbs 11:15
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