Proverbs 20:16

Tree of Life Version

Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a foreign woman.

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Whoever puts up security for a stranger will have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands on such a deal is secure.

to deliver you from a seducing woman— a wayward wife with seductive words,

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but lips that speak knowledge are precious.

Bread gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is filled with gravel.

For a prostitute is a deep pit, an adulterous woman is a narrow pit.

Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a seductive woman.

For a seducing woman’s lips drip honey and her mouth is smoother than oil.

My son, if you have become a cosigner for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge with a stranger,

All of a sudden, a woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute and with a cunning heart.

They will keep you from a seducing woman, from the foreign woman with her seductive speech.