Proverbs 20:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:16 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:16 — KJV
“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”
— Proverbs 20:16 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:16 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:16
“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:16: take, garment, surety
“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:16: take, stranger, pledge
“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:16: surety, stranger, strange
“And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:16: take, stranger, strange
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. her husband's...: or, her next kinsman”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:16: take, stranger, strange
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