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Proverbs 27:13

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27:13Take a man’s27 garment when he has given security for a stranger,

and when he gives surety for a stranger,28 hold him in pledge.29

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Footnotes

  1. 27 Heb “his garment.”
  2. 28 Or “for a strange (= adulterous) woman.” Cf. , , , ; “a wayward woman.”
  3. 29 This proverb is virtually identical to 20:16.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Take his garment,

for he has put up security for a stranger;

get collateral if it is for foreigners.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger,

and to an adulteress—so take his pledge.

KJV 1900King James Version

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger,

And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.