Proverbs 20:16
Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and hold him in pledge on behalf of strangers.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 27:13 : 13 Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and hold him in pledge on behalf of a stranger.
- Exod 22:26-27 : 26 If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down, 27 for it is his only covering– it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.
- Prov 2:16 : 16 to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;
- Prov 5:3 : 3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,
- Prov 7:5 : 5 so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.
- Prov 7:10 : 10 Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.
- Prov 11:15 : 15 The one who has put up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands is secure.
- Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts. 27 If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!
- Prov 23:27 : 27 for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.
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13Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and hold him in pledge on behalf of a stranger.
- Prov 11:15-162 verses77%
15The one who has put up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands is secure.
16A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.
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6“For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.
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26If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,
- Prov 6:1-22 verses75%
1Admonitions and Warnings against Dangerous and Destructive Acts My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, if you have become a guarantor for a stranger,
2if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
- Deut 24:10-134 verses75%
10When you make any kind of loan to your neighbor, you may not go into his house to claim what he is offering as security.
11You must stand outside and the person to whom you are making the loan will bring out to you what he is offering as security.
12If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.
13You must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the LORD your God.
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20But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?
- Prov 2:16-172 verses74%
16to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;
17who leaves the husband from her younger days, and has ignored her marriage covenant made before God.
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17You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.
- Prov 22:26-272 verses74%
26Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts.
27If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!
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18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
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6One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.
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3Set my pledge beside you. Who else will put up security for me?
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15There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.
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32“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
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5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.
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17Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
- Prov 6:24-274 verses72%
24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;
26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
27Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
- Exod 22:14-163 verses71%
14“If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is hurt or dies when its owner was not with it, the man who borrowed it will surely pay.
15If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it.
16Moral and Ceremonial Laws“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and goes to bed with her, he must surely pay the marriage price for her to be his wife.
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25It is a snare for a person to rashly cry,“Holy!” and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.
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20He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month.”
21She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.
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14The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.
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16So she laid his outer garment beside her until his master came home.
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33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.
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14accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying,“I married this woman but when I approached her for marital relations I discovered she was not a virgin!”
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20Then Judah had his friend Hirah the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge, but Hirah could not find her.
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7“If a man gives his neighbor money or articles for safekeeping, and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught, he must repay double.
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3For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,
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9lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,
10lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.
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11If two men get into a hand-to-hand fight, and the wife of one of them gets involved to help her husband against his attacker, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his private parts,
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11then there will be an oath to the LORD between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.
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20But if the accusation is true and the young woman was not a virgin,
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7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,
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17Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.
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18Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
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27for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.