Sprueche 11:15

15 Sehr schlecht ergeht's einem, wenn er für einen anderen Bürge geworden ist; wer aber das Handeinschlagen haßt, ist sicher.

Sprueche 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 11:15

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]
Or in "breaking shall be broken" ^F17, ruined and undone; he engaging or becoming a bondsman for one whose circumstances he knew not; and these being bad bring a load upon him, such an heavy debt as crushes him to pieces. Mr. Henry observes that our Lord Jesus Christ became a surety for us when we were strangers, and he smarted for it, he was bruised and wounded for our sins; but then he knew our circumstances, and what the consequence would be, and became a surety on purpose to pay the whole debt and set us free; which he was capable of doing: without being broken or becoming a bankrupt himself; for he was not broken, nor did he fail, ( Isaiah 42:4 ) . Jarchi's note is,

``the wicked shall be broken, to whose heart idolatry is sweet;''

and he that hateth suretyship is sure;
or those "that strike" ^F18, that is, with the hand, used in suretyship; see ( Proverbs 6:1 ) ; such an one is safe from coming into trouble by such means. The Targum is,

``and hates those that place their hope in God.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (ewry er) "frangendo frangetur", Michaelis; so Pagninus and others.
F18 (Myeqwt) "complodentes", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; "defigentes", Mercerus.

Sprueche 11:15 In-Context

13 Wer als Verleumder umhergeht, deckt das Geheimnis auf; wer aber treuen Geistes ist, deckt die Sache zu.

14 Wo keine Führung ist, verfällt ein Volk; aber Heil ist bei der Menge der Ratgeber.

15 Sehr schlecht ergeht's einem, wenn er für einen anderen Bürge geworden ist; wer aber das Handeinschlagen haßt, ist sicher.

16 Ein anmutiges Weib erlangt Ehre, und Gewalttätige erlangen Reichtum.

17 Sich selbst tut der Mildtätige wohl, der Unbarmherzige aber tut seinem Fleische wehe.