Proverbs 20:16

Modern English Version

Take the garment of him who has put up security for a stranger, and hold it as a pledge for a foreigner.

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Take the garment of him who has put up security for a stranger; seize the pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.

He who guarantees loans for a stranger will suffer, but he who hates pledging collateral is secure.

For a prostitute is a deep pit; and an adulteress is a narrow well.

And behold, a woman met him, with the attire of a prostitute and with crafty intent.

that they may keep you from an adulteress, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

For the lips of an adulteress drip as honey, and her speech is smoother than oil,

to deliver you from the wayward woman, from the adulteress who flatters with her words,

My son, if you put up a security for your friend, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

There is gold and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

The bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward is his mouth filled with gravel.