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Proverbs 20:16

16  xTake a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,

and yhold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.4

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Proverbs 20:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;

hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

Proverbs 20:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger:

And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 20:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.

Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,

And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.

Proverbs 20:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s debts,

and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.

Proverbs 20:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;

And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

Proverbs 20:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan, 

and hold responsible the person who makes a loan on behalf of a foreigner. 

Proverbs 20:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 Take his garment,

for he has put up security for a stranger;

get collateral if it is for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;

seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger,

and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.

Proverbs 20:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 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.

Proverbs 20:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;

And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.


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