Proverbs 20:16

The Message

Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; beware of accepting what a transient has pawned.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:15

Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned; if you keep a cool head, you’ll avoid rash bargains.

Proverbs 2:16

Wise friends will rescue you from the Temptress— that smooth-talking Seductress Who’s faithless to the husband she married years ago, never gave a second thought to her promises before God. Her whole way of life is doomed; every step she takes brings her closer to hell. No one who joins her company ever comes back, ever sets foot on the path to real living.

Proverbs 20:15

Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.

Proverbs 20:17

Stolen bread tastes sweet, but soon your mouth is full of gravel.

Proverbs 23:27

A prostitute is a bottomless pit; a loose woman can get you in deep trouble fast. She’ll take you for all you’ve got; she’s worse than a pack of thieves.

Proverbs 27:13

Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; be wary of accepting what a transient has pawned.

Proverbs 5:3

The lips of a seductive woman are oh so sweet, her soft words are oh so smooth. But it won’t be long before she’s gravel in your mouth, a pain in your gut, a wound in your heart. She’s dancing down the perfumed path to Death; she’s headed straight for Hell and taking you with her. She hasn’t a clue about Real Life, about who she is or where she’s going.

Proverbs 6:1

Dear friend, if you’ve gone into hock with your neighbor or locked yourself into a deal with a stranger, If you’ve impulsively promised the shirt off your back and now find yourself shivering out in the cold, Friend, don’t waste a minute, get yourself out of that mess. You’re in that man’s clutches! Go, put on a long face; act desperate. Don’t procrastinate— there’s no time to lose. Run like a deer from the hunter, fly like a bird from the trapper!