Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
Leeser Tanakh
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
12The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26(22:25) If thou take at all thy neighbor's raiment in pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by the time the sun goeth down;
Proverbs 20:16Take away his garment, because he hath become surety for a stranger; and on account of a strange woman take a pledge from him.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:13
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. This we had before, ch. xxii. 3 . Note, 1. Evil may be foreseen. Where there is temptation, it is easy to foresee that if we thrust ourselves into it there will be sin, and as easy to foresee that if we venture upon the evil of sin there will follow the evil of punishment; and, commonly, God warns before he wounds, having set watchmen over us, Jer. vi. 17 . 2. It will be well or ill with us according as we do or do… Read the whole commentary →