Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners.
New American Standard Bible
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
King James Version
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Holman Bible
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.
International Standard Version
Take the garment of anyone who puts up collateral for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for an unfamiliar woman.
American Standard Version
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.
Amplified
[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.”
Bible in Basic English
Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
Darby Translation
Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
Julia Smith Translation
Take his garment that became surety for a stranger: and bind him by a pledge for strange women.
King James 2000
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger: and hold it as a pledge of him for an immoral woman.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Take his garment, for he has given security [to] a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner--take it as pledge.
Modern King James verseion
Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger; and take a pledge from him for strangers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and take a pledge of him for the unknown man's sake.
NET Bible
Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.
New Heart English Bible
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
The Emphasized Bible
Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, - then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.
Webster
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
World English Bible
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Youngs Literal Translation
Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
Themes
Business life » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
Credit system » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
Interlinear
Laqach
Beged
`arab
Zuwr
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners. 17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman.
Exodus 22:26-27
If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
Proverbs 2:16
to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
Proverbs 7:5
that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.
Proverbs 7:10
And, behold, there met him a woman attired like a harlot, and wily of heart.
Proverbs 11:15
He who is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 22:26-27
Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts.