Proverbs 20:16
What does Proverbs 20:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 20:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
Context
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.
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