| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Suretyship |
| | | Be bail and pay for it. | 1 |
| Be surety and evil is at hand. Greek. | 2 |
| Beware of suretyship for thy best friends. Lord Burleigh. | 3 |
| Connaught security: three in a bond and a book oath. | 4 |
| He that hateth suretyship is sure. Bible. | 5 |
| He that is surety for another is never sure himself. | 6 |
| He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. Bible. | 7 |
| He who is surety for another pays for him. Dutch. | 8 |
| Whoso would know what he is worth, let him never be a surety. Italian. | 9 |
| Your surety wants a surety. | 10 | | |
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