Proverbs 6:1
"My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"

Commentary

Matthew Henry Concise

📖

Summary

If we live as directed by the word of God, we shall find it profitable even in this present world. We are stewards of our worldly substance, and have to

answer to the Lord for our disposal of it; to waste it in rash schemes, or such plans as may entangle us in difficulties and temptations, is wrong.

Reflection

If we must take all this care to get our debts to men forgiven, much more to obtain forgiveness with God. Humble thyself to him, make sure of Christ as

thy Friend, to plead for thee; pray earnestly that thy sins may be pardoned, and that thou mayest be kept from going down to the pit.

📚Read Complete Commentary

If we live as directed by the word of God, we shall find it profitable even in this present world. We are stewards of our worldly substance, and have to

answer to the Lord for our disposal of it; to waste it in rash schemes, or such plans as may entangle us in difficulties and temptations, is wrong. A man ought never to be surety for more than he is able and willing to pay, and can afford to pay, without wronging his family; he ought to look upon every sum he is engaged for, as his own debt. If we must take all this care to get our debts to men forgiven, much more to obtain forgiveness with God. Humble thyself to him, make sure of Christ as thy Friend, to plead for thee; pray earnestly that thy sins may be pardoned, and that thou mayest be kept from going down to the pit.

Source: Matthew Henry Concise (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (7 words)

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H0518 אִם
Definition:

see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf

Possible Meanings:
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • dam (semantic_range)
  • point of departure (semantic_range)
  • division (semantic_range)
H6148 עָרַב
Definition:

324t.; 2 masculine singularעָרַבְתָּProverbs 6:1;Imperfect1singular suffixאֶעֶרְבֶנּוּGenesis 43:9;ImperativeעֲרֹבPsalm 119:122, suffixעָרְבֵנִיIsaiah 38:14, soJob 17:3(but see below);Infinitive const 324t.; 2 masculine singularעָרַבְתָּProverbs 6:1;Imperfect1singular suffixאֶעֶרְבֶנּוּGenesis 43:9;ImperativeעֲרֹבPsalm 119:122, suffixעָרְבֵנִיIsaiah 38:14, soJob 17:3(but see below);Infinitive const

Possible Meanings:
  • mix (semantic_range)
  • mixed (semantic_range)
H7453 רֵעַ
Definition:

17friend, companion, fellow; —׳רabsolute2 Samuel 13:3+, construct1 Chronicles 27:33; suffixרֵעִיJob 31:9+,רֵעְַךָDeuteronomy 5:17+,רֵעֶ֑ךָExodus 2:13+, alsoרֵעֶיךָ2 Samuel 12:11(singular; Ges§ 93ss),ר 17friend, companion, fellow; —׳רabsolute2 Samuel 13:3+, construct1 Chronicles 27:33; suffixרֵעִיJob 31:9+,רֵעְַךָDeuteronomy 5:17+,רֵעֶ֑ךָExodus 2:13+, alsoרֵעֶיךָ2 Samuel 12:11(singular; Ges§ 93ss),ר

Possible Meanings:
  • evil (semantic_range)
  • distress (semantic_range)
  • misery (semantic_range)
  • injury (semantic_range)
  • calamity (semantic_range)
H8628 תָּקַע
Definition:

25+, 1 singularוְתָקַעְתִּ֫יJeremiah 7:18, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularתִּקְעוּJeremiah 3:37+, suffixוַיִּתְקָעֵהוּExodus 10:19, etc.;Imperativemasculine pluralתִּקְעוּHosea 5:8+;Infinitive absol 25+, 1 singularוְתָקַעְתִּ֫יJeremiah 7:18, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularתִּקְעוּJeremiah 3:37+, suffixוַיִּתְקָעֵהוּExodus 10:19, etc.;Imperativemasculine pluralתִּקְעוּHosea 5:8+;Infinitive absol

Possible Meanings:
  • blast (semantic_range)
H2114 זוּר
Definition:

A primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery -- (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go A primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery -- (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go

Possible Meanings:
  • press down and out (semantic_range)
H3709 כַּף
Definition:

54hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicid.,Assyriankappu, hand, pan, kippatu, hollow;Arabicpalm, hand) — absolute׳כJob 29:9+, so read probably alsoEzekiel 29:7b 54hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicid.,Assyriankappu, hand, pan, kippatu, hollow;Arabicpalm, hand) — absolute׳כJob 29:9+, so read probably alsoEzekiel 29:7b

Interlinear data not available for this verse yet.

---

Get the daily verse delivered free

Create Free Account

Automatic daily verse emails after signup

← Chapter 6 All Chapters