Proverbs 27:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”

Proverbs 27:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 27:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 27:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!”

Proverbs 27:13 — World English Bible

Proverbs 27:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.”

Proverbs 27:13 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.”

Proverbs 27:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman. ”

Proverbs 27:13 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.”

Proverbs 27:13 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 27:13 in Context — Proverbs 27

11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

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What Does Proverbs 27:13 Mean?

Proverbs 27:13 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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