Devine Scripture

Proverbs 20:16

Proverbs chapter 20 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

Context

v.15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

v.16This passage

v.17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 2:16

    To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

  • Proverbs 7:5

    That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

  • Proverbs 5:3

    For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

  • Proverbs 11:15

    He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

  • Proverbs 27:13

    Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

  • Proverbs 23:27

    For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.