Proverbs 20:16

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Proverbs 20:16 The Message (MSG)

Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; beware of accepting what a transient has pawned.

Proverbs 20:16 King James Version (KJV)

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 20:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

Proverbs 20:16 New Century Version (NCV)

Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s debts, and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.

Proverbs 20:16 American Standard Version (ASV)

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16 New International Version (NIV)

Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

Proverbs 20:16 New King James Version (NKJV)

Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.

Proverbs 20:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)

[The judge tells the creditor], “Take the clothes of one who is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [when he guarantees a loan] for foreigners.” [Prov 27:13]

Proverbs 20:16 New Living Translation (NLT)

Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Anyone stupid enough to guarantee a loan for a stranger deserves to have his property held as security.

Proverbs 20:16 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.