Proverbs 20:16
English Standard Version
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]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:16 Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)
Proverbs 20:16
Revised Standard Version
16 Take a man’s garment when he has given surety for a stranger,
and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
Proverbs 20:21
English Standard Version
21 (A)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:21
Revised Standard Version
21 An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning
will in the end not be blessed.
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