He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it;\par\tab But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 20:16 - American Standard Version 2015 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;\par\tab And hold him in pledge {\i that is surety} for foreigners. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: And take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners. American Standard Version (1901) Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners. Common English Bible Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger; take his pledge for a foreigner. Catholic Public Domain Version Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. |
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it;\par\tab But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
To deliver thee from the strange woman,\par\tab Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
There is gold, and abundance of rubies;\par\tab But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man;\par\tab But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
For a harlot is a deep ditch;\par\tab And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;\par\tab And hold him in pledge {\i that is surety} for a foreign woman.
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey,\par\tab And her mouth is smoother than oil:
My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor,\par\tab If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
And, behold, there met him a woman\par\tab With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman,\par\tab From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.