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 answer anyone who taunts me. 12A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. 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. 14If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

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, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,
• Proverbs 20:16Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.
• Proverbs 22:26Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts.
• Exodus 22:26If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time 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

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