Proverbs 27:13–14
Proverbs 27:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)
13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger,
And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It shall be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!
Proverbs 27:13–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s loan,
and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.
14 If you loudly greet your neighbor early in the morning,
he will think of it as a curse.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;
And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It shall be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan,
and hold responsible the person
who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner.
14 Whoever blesses his friend early in the morning with a loud voice—
his blessing is considered a curse.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.
14 If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
14 Whoever blesses a neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger,
and to an adulteress—so take his pledge.
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice
early in the morning,
a curse will be reckoned to him.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13 Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.
Hold it until you get paid back if he does it for a woman who commits adultery.
14 Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning.
Then you might as well be calling down a curse on him.
Proverbs 27:13–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
13 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.