Proverbs 27:13

13 Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger's loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner.

Proverbs 27:13 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a
pledge of him for a strange woman.] (See Gill on Proverbs 20:16), where the same proverb is, and is expressed in the same words as here.

Proverbs 27:13 In-Context

11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad so that I can answer anyone who criticizes me.
12 Sensible people foresee trouble and hide. Gullible people go ahead [and] suffer.
13 Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger's loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner.
14 Whoever blesses his friend early in the morning with a loud voice-- his blessing is considered a curse.
15 Constantly dripping water on a rainy day is like a quarreling woman.
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