Proverbs 20:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁶Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:16

Common English Bible

¹⁶Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;
take his pledge for a foreigner.

²¹An estate quickly acquired in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.^(A)

²¹Inheritance gained quickly at first
won’t bless later on.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

Common English Bible (CEB)