Proverbs 20:16 - Easy To Read Version

You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.

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King 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.

Proverbs 20:16 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 11:15

If you promise to pay another person’s debt, then you will be sorry. You will be safe if you refuse to make those deals.

Proverbs 2:16

Wisdom will save you from the woman stranger. Wisdom will save you from that foreign woman who says such sweet words when she tempts you to sin with her.

Proverbs 20:15

Gold and jewels can make a man rich. But a person who knows what he is talking about is worth much, much more.

Proverbs 20:17

If you get something by cheating, it may seem like a good thing. But in the end it will be worth nothing.

Proverbs 23:27

Prostitutes and bad women are a trap. They are like a deep well that you can’t get out of.

Proverbs 27:13

You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.

Proverbs 5:3

Another man’s wife might be very charming; the words from her lips so sweet and inviting.

Proverbs 6:1

My son, don’t make yourself responsible for another person’s debts. Don’t make such deals with friends or with strangers.

Proverbs 7:10

The woman came out of the house to meet him. She was dressed like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [8]} She had plans for the young man.

Proverbs 7:5

Then they will protect you from the “other women.” They will protect you from their nice words that can lead you into sin.