English Standard Version
Proverbs 27:13
13Take 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
Context of Proverbs 27:13
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. 12The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. 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. 14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:13 word by word
קַח־בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:13
- Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger,
- Proverbs 20:16Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
- Proverbs 22:26Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.
- Exodus 22:26If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,
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
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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
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