Proverbs 20:16
“Take his garment that is suerty for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”
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Proverbs 20:16 Context
14It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 15There is gold, and a multitude of Rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewell. 16Take his garment that is suerty for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with grauell. 18Euery purpose is established by counsell: and with good aduice make warre.
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Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- King James Version
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
- New American Standard Version (1995)