Proverbs 27:13
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
- KJV
- Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
- WEB
- Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
- ASV
- Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
- DARBY
- Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
- BLB
- Take his garment when a stranger posts security, and hold it in pledge for a foreign woman.
- ÅB
- Ta hans klær, han har gått i borgen for en annen, og ta pant av ham for en fremmed kvinnes skyld!
- OTB
- Ta plagget til den som er kausjonist for en fremmed; hold det i pant når det er for en utlending.
- B1930
- Ta hans klær, han har gått i borgen for en annen, og ta pant av ham for en fremmed kvinnes skyld!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 20:16
Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Read in contextProverbs 6:1–4
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
Read in contextProverbs 22:26–27
Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
Read in contextExodus 22:26
If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
Read in context