Proverbs 20:16

New International Reader's Version

Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes. Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.

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Whoever promises to pay for what someone else owes will certainly suffer. But a person who doesn’t agree to pay someone else’s bill is safe.

Wisdom will save you from a woman who commits adultery. It will save you from a sinful woman and her tempting words.

There is gold, and there are plenty of rubies. But lips that speak knowledge are a priceless jewel.

Food gained by cheating tastes sweet. But you will end up with a mouth full of gravel.

An unfaithful wife is like a deep pit. A wife who commits adultery is like a narrow well.

Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes. Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.

A woman who commits adultery has lips that drip honey. What she says is smoother than olive oil.

My son, don’t promise to pay for what your neighbor owes. Don’t agree to pay a stranger’s bill.

A woman came out to meet him. She was dressed like a prostitute and had a clever plan.

They will keep you from a woman who commits adultery. They will keep you from the smooth talk of a sinful wife.