Proverbs 20:16 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for foreigners.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
World English Bible (WEB)
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
| Take | לְֽקַח | lĕqaḥ | LEH-kahk |
| his garment | בִּ֭גְדוֹ | bigdô | BEEɡ-doh |
| that | כִּי | kî | kee |
| surety is | עָ֣רַב | ʿārab | AH-rahv |
| for a stranger: | זָ֑ר | zār | zahr |
| pledge a take and | וּבְעַ֖ד | ûbĕʿad | oo-veh-AD |
| of him for | נָכְרִיָּ֣ם | nokriyyām | noke-ree-YAHM |
| a strange woman. | חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | ḥablēhû | hahv-lay-HOO |