Verse Comparison: Proverbs 27:13
American Standard Version
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for a foreign woman.
Amplified® Bible
[The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners.
Contemporary English Version
Don't loan money to a stranger unless you are given something to guarantee payment.
Darby English Version
Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
Good News Bible
Any people stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserve to have their own property held to guarantee payment.
King James Version
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
New American Standard Bible
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
New International Version
Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.
New King James Version
Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
Revised Standard Version
Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
Young's Literal Translation
Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
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