Proverbs 20:16
[The judge tells the creditor], “Take the clothes of one who is surety for a stranger;
And hold him in pledge [when he guarantees a loan] for foreigners.”
Proverbs 27:13
[The judge tells the creditor,] “Take the garment of one who is surety (guarantees a loan) for a stranger;
And hold him in pledge when he is surety for an immoral woman [for it is unlikely the debt will be repaid].”
Exodus 22:26-27
If you ever take your [poor] neighbor’s robe in pledge, you must return it to him before sunset,
Proverbs 2:16
To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words,
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb]
And her speech is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 7:5
That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the foreigner [who does not observe God’s laws and] who flatters with her [smooth] words.
Proverbs 7:10
And there a woman met him,
Dressed as a prostitute and sly and cunning of heart.
Proverbs 11:15
He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness],
But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].
Proverbs 22:26-27
Do not be among those who give pledges [involving themselves in others’ finances],
Or among those who become guarantors for others’ debts.
Proverbs 23:27
For a prostitute is a deep pit,
And an immoral woman is a narrow well.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A strange
General references
Bible References
Take his
He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness],
But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].
Do not be among those who give pledges [involving themselves in others’ finances],
Or among those who become guarantors for others’ debts.
[The judge tells the creditor,] “Take the garment of one who is surety (guarantees a loan) for a stranger;
And hold him in pledge when he is surety for an immoral woman [for it is unlikely the debt will be repaid].”
A strange
To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words,
For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb]
And her speech is smoother than oil;
That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the foreigner [who does not observe God’s laws and] who flatters with her [smooth] words.
For a prostitute is a deep pit,
And an immoral woman is a narrow well.
General references
If you have nothing with which to pay [another’s debt when he defaults],
Why should his creditor take your bed from under you?
[The judge tells the creditor,] “Take the garment of one who is surety (guarantees a loan) for a stranger;
And hold him in pledge when he is surety for an immoral woman [for it is unlikely the debt will be repaid].”