Proverbs 20:16

לְֽקַח ־ בִּגְדוֹ כִּי ־ עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נכרים חַבְלֵֽהוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

15יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב ־ פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי ־ דָֽעַת ׃

17עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּֽלֵא ־ פִיהוּ חָצָֽץ ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 22:26כִּי הִוא כסותה לְבַדָּהּ הִוא שִׂמְלָתוֹ לְעֹרוֹ בַּמֶּה יִשְׁכָּב וְהָיָה כִּֽי ־ יִצְעַק אֵלַי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי כִּֽי ־ חַנּוּן אָֽנִי ׃ ס

Proverbs 5:3כִּי נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵי זָרָה וְחָלָק מִשֶּׁמֶן חִכָּֽהּ ׃

Proverbs 7:5לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנָּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה ׃

Proverbs 11:15רַע ־ יֵרוֹעַ כִּי ־ עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵֽחַ ׃

Proverbs 23:27כִּֽי ־ שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה זוֹנָה וּבְאֵר צָרָה נָכְרִיָּֽה ׃

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:16

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. The lips of knowledge (a good understanding to guide the lips and a good elocution to diffuse the knowledge) are to be preferred far before gold, and pearl, and rubies; for, 1. They are more rare in themselves, more scarce and hard to be got. There is gold in many a man's pocket that has no grace in his heart. In Solomon's time there was plenty of gold ( 1 Kings x. 21 ) and abundance of rubies; every body wore them; they… Read the whole commentary →

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