Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
New American Standard Bible
And for an
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 coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman.
A Conservative Version
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman.
Amplified
[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].”
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 a strange woman.
Julia Smith Translation
Take his garment pledging a stranger, and bind him by a pledge for a strange woman.
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 gives surety [to] a stranger, and to {an adulteress}--[so] take his pledge.
Modern King James verseion
Take his robe that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for a strange woman.
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 a stranger, hold him in pledge.
New Heart English Bible
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman.
The Emphasized Bible
Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female 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 his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Youngs Literal Translation
Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman 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
Easton
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and'suffer for it. 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman. 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.
Exodus 22:26
If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:
Proverbs 6:1-4
My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
Proverbs 22:26-27
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.