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


In Context

13 Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes — be satisfied with bread.

14 'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.

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

17 Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel.

18 Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward 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 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.