16Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.


In Context

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 "It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase.

15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

18 Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance.

Proverbs 20:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for strangers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.