He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 20:16 - Revised Standard Version Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives 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 who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
You will be saved from the loose woman, from the adventuress with her smooth words,
There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
For the lips of a loose woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger;
to preserve you from the loose woman, from the adventuress with her smooth words.