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Bail

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This is a brief cross-reference entry. For the full topic material click the following topics: Creditor, Debt, Debtor, Surety guarantee.

Bail names the pledge by which one person stands as security for another's debt or obligation, accepting personal liability if the principal defaults. Scripture treats this practice with sober warning, regulating it under the laws of credit and lending while urging caution against entangling oneself for a stranger.

Click the following to read the full topics on this subject: Creditor, Debt, Debtor, Surety guarantee