Matthew Henry · Verse 13
An honest man may be made a beggar, but he is not honest that makes himself one.
Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
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WEBBE
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
BSB
Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
KJV
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
ASV
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
BBE
Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
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