Proverbs 27:13

Proverbs 27:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
• New International Version (NIV)Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.

Context of Proverbs 27:13

11My son, if you are wise, I will be happy. I will be able to answer anyone who insults me. 12A careful person can see danger and he will hide himself. But a silly person never stops, and he walks into trouble. If someone promises to pay the debts of a stranger, take his coat as a guarantee that he will pay. 14If you shout a blessing to your neighbour early in the morning, he will think it is no better than a curse. 15A wife who is always arguing with you is as bad as rain that never stops falling.

Proverbs 27:13 word by word

קַח־בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• his garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• that is suretyעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• for a strangerזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• and take a pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• of him for a strange womanנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:13

• Proverbs 6:1My child, be careful not to promise more than you can really do. You may have promised to pay the debts of a friend or of a stranger.
• Proverbs 20:16If someone promises to pay the debts of a stranger, take his coat as a guarantee that he will pay.
• Proverbs 22:263. Do not promise to pay someone else's debt.
• Exodus 22:26You may take someone's coat as a guarantee that he will pay you back. But you must always return his coat to him before sunset.

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Take his garment - The same as Proverbs 20:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 An honest man may be made a beggar, but he is not honest that makes himself one.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13This proverb appears again in Proverbs 20:16.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. (Compare Pr 20:16; 22:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 27:13

• Surety (Guarantee)

In the dictionaries

• Strange Woman
• Answer
• Boast
• Bray
• Contentious
• Loan
• Look
• Soul
• Wrath
• Hezekiah (2)

Commentaries on Proverbs 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings