Pro 6:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Prov 6:1-5: 6:1-5 To secure the debt of another person is to guarantee it with one’s own possessions. Whether to earn a friend’s goodwill or to turn a profit from a stranger (cp. Exod 22:25 ; Lev 25:36-37 ; Deut 23:19-20 ), the risk is too great to take; it could lead to financial ruin. This message is repeated in Prov 11:15 ; 17:18 ; 20:16 ; 22:26 ; 27:13 .

a6:1-5►

bExod 22:25►

cLev 25:36-37►

dDeut 23:19-20►

eProv 11:15►

f17:18►

g20:16►

h22:26►

i27:13►

‏ Proverbs 6:1-2

Summary for Prov 6:1-5: 6:1-5 ^a To secure the debt of another person is to guarantee it with one’s own possessions. Whether to earn a friend’s goodwill or to turn a profit from a stranger (cp. Exod 22:25 ^b; Lev 25:36-37 ^c; Deut 23:19-20 ^d), the risk is too great to take; it could lead to financial ruin. This message is repeated in Prov 11:15 ^e; 17:18 ^f; 20:16 ^g; 22:26 ^h; 27:13 ⁱ.