Proverbs 27:13

13 Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

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, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

12 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

13 Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.

15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;