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Job 17:3 — Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who [is] he [that] will strike hands with me?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

put me		Job 9:33; Gen 43:9; Gen 44:32; Pro 11:15; Pro 20:16; Hbr 7:22
strike		Pro 6:11; Pro 11:15; *marg:; Pro 17:18; Pro 22:26

Correlating Passages

put me

	Job 9:33	Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, [that] might lay his hand upon us both.
	Gen 43:9	I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
	Gen 44:32	For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
	Pro 11:15	He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
	Pro 20:16	Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
	Hbr 7:22	By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

strike

	Pro 6:11	So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
	Pro 11:15	He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
	Pro 17:18	A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
	Pro 22:26	Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.

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Scott, Thomas. "Job 17:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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