箴言 11:15

15 為 外 人 作 保 的 ， 必 受 虧 損 ； 恨 惡 擊 掌 的 ， 卻 得 安 穩 。

箴言 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.

箴言 11:15 In-Context

13 往 來 傳 舌 的 ， 洩 漏 密 事 ； 心 中 誠 實 的 ， 遮 隱 事 情 。

14 無 智 謀 ， 民 就 敗 落 ； 謀 士 多 ， 人 便 安 居 。

15 為 外 人 作 保 的 ， 必 受 虧 損 ； 恨 惡 擊 掌 的 ， 卻 得 安 穩 。

16 恩 德 的 婦 女 得 尊 榮 ； 強 暴 的 男 子 得 資 財 。

17 仁 慈 的 人 善 待 自 己 ； 殘 忍 的 人 擾 害 己 身 。