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Proverbs 27:13

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 27:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — Proverbs 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Thine own friend, and thy father`s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother`s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
16He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare the marginal reference. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:13 This proverb repeats 20:16.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Pro 6:1-4, Pro 20:16, Pro 22:26, Pro 22:27; Exo 22:26 Proverbs 27:14”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“ערום alliterates with ערב. Take from him the garment, for he hath become surety for another, And for the sake of a strange matter put him under bonds. = Pro 20:16, vid., there. נכריּה we interpret neut. (lxx τὰ ἀλλότρια; Jerome, pro alienis), although certainly the case occurs that one becomes surety for a strange woman (Aquila, Theodotion, περὶ ξένης), by whose enticements and flatteries he is taken, and who afterwards leaves him in the lurch with the debts for which he had become security, to show her costly favour to another. Proverbs 27:14”
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