Proverbs 20:16

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.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:15

He who becomes security for an outsider shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure [from its penalties].

Proverbs 2:16

[Discretion shall watch over you, understanding shall keep you] to deliver you from the alien woman, from the outsider with her flattering words, [Prov. 2:11.]

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and a multitude of pearls, but the lips of knowledge are a vase of preciousness [the most precious of all]. [Job 28:12, 16-19; Prov. 3:15; 8:11.]

Proverbs 20:17

Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 23:27

For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a loose woman is a narrow pit.

Proverbs 27:13

[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. [Prov. 20:16.]

Proverbs 5:3

For the lips of a loose woman drip honey as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil; [Ezek. 20:30; Col. 2:8-10; II Pet. 2:14-17.]

Proverbs 6:1

MY SON, if you have become security for your neighbor, if you have given your pledge for a stranger or another,

Proverbs 7:10

And behold, there met him a woman, dressed as a harlot and sly and cunning of heart.

Proverbs 7:5

That they may keep you from the loose woman, from the adventuress who flatters with and makes smooth her words.