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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Proverbs 22:26

Be not thou [one] of them that (p) strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.

(p) Who rashly put themselves in danger for others, as in (Proverbs 6:2).

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See also Proverbs 22:26 in other biblical comments:

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אַל ־תְּהִ֥י בְ תֹֽקְעֵי ־כָ֑ף בַּ֝ †...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his b...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hands. Engaging to stand bond. (Haydock) (Chap. vi. 1.) --- Such a one might be required to pay the debt, chap. xx. 16._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowled...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    To wit, rashly, or unnecessarily....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._ When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:26_ SURETYSHIP AND ITS DANGERS I. A COMMAND TO AVOID A PERILOUS HABIT. We cannot, in the light of the spirit of Bible teaching—especially that of the New Testament—reg...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 22:1 A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not expressed in th...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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