Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 27:13 : 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
- Exod 22:26-27 : 26 If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down: 27 for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- Prov 2:16 : 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
- Prov 5:3 : 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
- Prov 7:5 : 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.
- Prov 7:10 : 10 And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
- Prov 11:15 : 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
- Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts. 27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
- Prov 23:27 : 27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
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13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
- Prov 11:15-162 verses77%
15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
16 A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.
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6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
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26 If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:
- Prov 6:1-22 verses75%
1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
- Deut 24:10-134 verses75%
10 When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
11 Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.
12 And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
13 thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.
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20 For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
- Prov 2:16-172 verses74%
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
17 That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
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17 Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;
- Prov 22:26-272 verses74%
26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
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6 No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge.
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3 Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
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15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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32 A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!
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5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.
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17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Prov 6:24-274 verses72%
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
- Exod 22:14-163 verses71%
14 And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
15 If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.
16 And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
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25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
- Prov 7:20-212 verses71%
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.
21 With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.
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14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
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16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
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33 Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
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14 and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity;
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20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
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7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.
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3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
- Prov 5:9-102 verses69%
9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,
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11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;
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11 the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, whether he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
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20 But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;
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7 and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
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17 Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.
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18 For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
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27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.