13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
13 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.
13 Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; be wary of accepting what a transient has pawned.
13 Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
13 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 27:13
Commentary on Proverbs 27:13
(Read Proverbs 27:13)
An honest man may be made a beggar, but he is not honest that makes himself one.