Proverbs 20:16

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Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

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He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.

You will be saved from the loose woman, from the adventuress with her smooth words,

There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

For a harlot is a deep pit; an adventuress is a narrow well.

Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

For the lips of a loose woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger;

And lo, a woman meets him, dressed as a harlot, wily of heart.

to preserve you from the loose woman, from the adventuress with her smooth words.