Proverbs 20:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”Proverbs 20:16
What Does Proverbs 20:16 Mean?
Proverbs 20:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 20:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 6:1“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”Proverbs 27:13“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”Exodus 22:26“If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:”Proverbs 22:27“If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”Proverbs 11:15“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.”Proverbs 17:18“A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.”Proverbs 22:26“Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.”Genesis 38:17“And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?”Proverbs 2:16“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”Proverbs 5:3“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:”Proverbs 7:5“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.”Proverbs 7:10“And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.”Proverbs 23:27“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”Job 17:3“Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?”Hebrews 7:22“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.”
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