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Proverbs 20:16
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16 (A)Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.

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Proverbs 20:16
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16 (A)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and (B)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:16 Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)
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Proverbs 20:16
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16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;
And [a]hold him in pledge that is surety for [b]foreigners.

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  1. Proverbs 20:16 Or, take a pledge of him
  2. Proverbs 20:16 Another reading is, a foreign woman.
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