Proverbs 27:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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 20:16 : 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.
  • Exod 22:26 : 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:
  • Prov 6:1-4 : 1 My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another, 2 You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you. 3 Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour. 4 Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
  • 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.

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  • 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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    15 He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

    16 A 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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    10 If 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;

    11 But keep outside till he comes out and gives it to you.

    12 If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;

    13 But 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.

  • 1 My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

  • 6 For 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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    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.

  • 17 Be 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:

  • 18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

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    25 For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

    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.

  • 3 Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.

  • 20 Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

  • 6 No 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.

  • 5 So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.

  • 12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

  • Prov 2:16-17
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    16 To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

    17 Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:

  • 32 The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!

  • Prov 6:26-27
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    26 For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

    27 May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

  • 33 Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.

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    13 But if it has been damaged by a beast, and he is able to make this clear, he will not have to make payment for what was damaged.

    14 If 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.

    15 If 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.

    16 If 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.

  • 30 You will take a wife, but another man will have the use of her: the house which your hands have made will never be your resting-place: you will make a vine-garden, and never take the fruit of it.

  • 24 They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

  • 27 For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.

  • Prov 5:9-10
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    9 For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

    10 And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

  • 11 If 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;

  • 14 And 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:

  • 7 If 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.

  • 13 And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

  • 14 The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

  • 31 But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

  • 7 And 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;

  • 20 He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon.

  • 20 Then 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.

  • 16 And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

  • 11 If 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.

  • 28 If a man sees a young virgin, who has not given her word to be married to anyone, and he takes her by force and has connection with her, and discovery is made of it;

  • 3 They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.

  • 17 Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.