Proverbs 20:16
Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 27:13 : 13 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
- Exod 22:26-27 : 26 If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down: 27 For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.
- Prov 2:16 : 16 To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;
- Prov 5:3 : 3 For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
- Prov 7:5 : 5 So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
- Prov 7:10 : 10 And the woman came out to him, in the dress of a loose woman, with a designing heart;
- Prov 11:15 : 15 He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
- Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts: 27 If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
- Prov 23:27 : 27 For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.
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13Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
- Prov 11:15-162 verses77%
15He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
16A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.
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6For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
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26If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:
- Prov 6:1-22 verses75%
1My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,
2You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.
- Deut 24:10-134 verses75%
10If you let your brother have the use of anything which is yours, do not go into his house and take anything of his as a sign of his debt;
11But keep outside till he comes out and gives it to you.
12If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;
13But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.
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20Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?
- Prov 2:16-172 verses74%
16To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;
17Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
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17Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:
- Prov 22:26-272 verses74%
26Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
27If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
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18A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
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6No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.
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3Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.
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15There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
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32The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!
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5So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
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17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
- Prov 6:24-274 verses72%
24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.
25Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.
26For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.
27May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?
- Exod 22:14-163 verses71%
14If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death when the owner is not with it, he will certainly have to make payment for the loss.
15If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the loss is covered by the payment.
16If a man takes a virgin, who has not given her word to another man, and has connection with her, he will have to give a bride-price for her to be his wife.
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25It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
- Prov 7:20-212 verses71%
20He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon.
21With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.
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14The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.
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16And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.
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33Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.
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14And says evil things about her and gives her a bad name, saying, I took this woman, and when I had connection with her it was clear to me that she was not a virgin:
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20Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.
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7If a man puts money or goods in the care of his neighbour to keep for him, and it is taken from the man's house, if they get the thief, he will have to make payment of twice the value.
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3For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
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9For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:
10And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;
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11If two men are fighting, and the wife of one of them, coming to the help of her husband, takes the other by the private parts;
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11If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.
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20But if what he has said is true, and she is seen to be not a virgin,
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7And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
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17Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.
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27For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.