John Gill Commentary Proverbs 22:26

"Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts." — Proverbs 22:26 (ASV)

Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands
Or "among them" ^F13 , of the number of them, that do as they do, give their hand or their bond for others; be surety for them, as it is explained in the following clause; see (Proverbs 6:1) (17:18) ; [or] of them that are sureties for debts ;
contracted by others; that engage for the payment of them, in case the principal fails: and it is likely that persons that keep indifferent company, angry and furious men, who are often in broils and quarrels, and spend their time and substance in strife and contention, are not drawn into engagements of this kind.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F13: (b) "inter", Pagninus, Tigurine version, mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis.