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.

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Proverbs 20:16

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶Take his garment,^[a]
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.^(A)

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Footnotes

Proverbs 20:16 A debtor’s outer garment was held as collateral.

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