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Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
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The Peril of Suretyship
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse is a stark warning against the financial folly of 'suretyship,' or co-signing a loan, especially for a stranger. The advice is directed at a potential creditor: if someone is reckless enough to guarantee a stranger's debt, you should treat them as a high credit risk and demand collateral ('take his garment') before lending to them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The warning against suretyship and lust is here repeated and combined (). The judge tells the creditor to seize the goods of the surety who has bee…
19th Century
Anglican
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger. —Another warning against suretyship. (See above on Proverbs 6:1.) If a ma…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger Which a man is cautioned against, (Proverbs 6:1); but i…
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Those ruin themselves who entangle themselves in rash suretyship. Also those who consort with promiscuous women. Place no confidence in either.
