He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
Proverbs 20:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman. 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 who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger;
Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.