Proverbs
Proverbs 20:16
16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for a foreigner.c
Footnotes
- c 20:16 Or a wayward woman
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take | לְֽקַח־ | lə·qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the garment | בִּ֭גְדוֹ | biḡ·ḏōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| of the one | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| who posts security | עָ֣רַב | ‘ā·raḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange |
| for a stranger | זָ֑ר | zār | Adjective - masculine singular | H2114 be a stranger |
| get collateral | חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | ḥaḇ·lê·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2254 bind, pledge |
| if it is for | וּבְעַ֖ד | ū·ḇə·‘aḏ | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H1157 separation |
| a foreigner | נָכְרִים | nå̄·ḵə·rīm | Adjective - feminine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 27:13 · Exodus 22:26–27 · Proverbs 11:15 · Proverbs 22:26–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.