Proverbs 20:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.”
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“Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:16 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
- Proverbs 2:16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
- Proverbs 5:3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
- Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
- Proverbs 7:10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
- Proverbs 11:15He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
- Proverbs 22:26Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
- Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
- Proverbs 27:13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).