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Proverbs 20:16

Take thou awei the cloth of hym, that was borewe of an othere man; and for straungeris take thou awei a wed fro hym.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Gold, and the multitude of iemmes, and a preciouse vessel, ben the lippis of kunnyng.

17The breed of a leesing is sweet to a man; and aftirward his mouth schal be fillid with rikenyng.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:26If thou takist of thi neiybore `a wed a clooth, thou schalt yelde to hym bifore the goyng doun of the sunne;

Proverbs 5:3for the lippis of an hoore ben an hony coomb droppinge, and hir throte is clerere than oile;

Proverbs 7:5That it kepe thee fro a straunge womman; and fro an alien womman, that makith hir wordis swete.

Proverbs 11:15He that makith feith for a straunger, schal be turmentid with yuel; but he that eschewith snaris, schal be sikur.

Proverbs 23:27For an hoore is a deep diche, and an alien womman is a streit pit.

This Verse In Other Editions

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