SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:15
¶ Con ansiedad será afligido el que fiare al extraño; mas el que aborreciere las fianzas vivirá confiado.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:15
Verse 15. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it - He shall find evil upon evil in it. See on chap. vi. 1.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it] , etc.] Or in “breaking shall be broken” f305 , 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” f306 , 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.”
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15 - The welfare of our families, our own peace, and our ability to pay jus debts, must not be brought into danger. But here especially let u consider the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ in becoming Surety even for enemies.
Original Hebrew
רע 7451 ירוע 7489 כי 3588 ערב 6148 זר 2114 ושׂנא 8130 תקעים 8628 בוטח׃ 982
