Proverbs 6 – Idleness, Discord, and Adultery & Heart, Breath, Throat, and Intestines: Ancient Hebrew Anthropology
1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, “be surety…stricken thy hand” – refers to responsibility for someone else’s debt (cf 22:26) or for some other obligation. It can end in abject poverty (cf 22:27) or even slavery if you cannot pay. For example, […]