He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretyship is sure.
Proverbs 20:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: And take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners. American Standard Version (1901) Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners. Common English Bible Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger; take his pledge for a foreigner. Catholic Public Domain Version Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. |
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretyship is sure.
to deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtile of heart.
that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.