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

11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, So that I may reply to one who taunts me. 12A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger; And for a foreign woman seize a pledge from him. 14One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be considered a curse to him. 15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

Proverbs 27:13 word by word

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

• Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• his garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• he becomesעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• for a strangerזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• And for a foreignנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• seizeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:13

• Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have become a guarantor for your neighbor, Or have given a handshake for a stranger,
• Proverbs 20:16Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger; And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.
• Proverbs 22:26Do not be among those who shake hands, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
• Exodus 22:26If you ever seize your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,

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