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Proverbs 20:16

World English Bible

Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger;
and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

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Proverbs 20:16 in other translations

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:16 in context

  1. 14“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer;
    but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
  2. 15There is gold and abundance of rubies,
    but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
  3. 16Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger;
    and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
  4. 17Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,
    but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
  5. 18Plans are established by advice;
    by wise guidance you wage war!