Proverbs 27:13

Pro 27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Ver. 13. Take his garment that is surety.] {See Trapp on "Pro 20:16"}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

27:13 This proverb repeats 20:16.

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This also we had before, Pro 20:16. 1. It shows who those are that are hastening to poverty, those that have so little consideration as to be bound for every body that will ask them and those that are given to women. Such as these will take up money as far as ever their credit will go, but they will certainly cheat their creditors at last, nay, they are cheating them all along. An honest man may be made a beggar, but he is not honest that makes himself one. 2. It advises us to be so discreet in ordering our affairs as not to lend money to those who are manifestly wasting their estates, unless they give very good security for it. Foolish lending is injustice to our families. He does not say, "Get another to be bound with him," for he that makes himself a common voucher will have those to be his security who are as insolvent as himself; therefore take his garment.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible (1708–1710) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Verse 13. Take his garment] The same as Pr 20:16.

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(13) Take a pledge of him for a strange woman.—See above on Pro_20:16; and for “strange woman” comp. note on Pro_2:16.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

13. See Pro_20:16 and notes.

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A continual dropping in a very rainy day,.... That is, through the roof of a house which is not well covered, or which lets in rain by one means or another; so that in a thorough rainy day it keeps continually dropping, to the great annoyance of those within, and which is very uncomfortable to them: it is observed (g) that rain is called by the name in the text, because a man is shut up under a roof falls; and continuing long he is shut up within doors and cannot come out;

and a contentious woman are alike; troublesome and uncomfortable; as in a rainy day, a man cannot go abroad with any pleasure, and if the rain is continually dropping upon him in his house he cannot sit there with any comfort; and so a contentious woman, that is always scolding and brawling, a man has no comfort at home; and if he goes abroad he is jeered and laughed at on her account by others; and perhaps she the more severely falls upon him when he returns for having been abroad; see Pro 19:13.

(g) David de Pomis, Lexic. fol. 107. 3.

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Possibly this is here repeated as a part of the father’s counsel to his son, begun Pro 27:11, to avoid rash suretiship, to which young men are most prone, and by which they are exposed in the beginning of their days to many sins and miseries, which they carry with them to their graves.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

13. The same as Pro_20:16, which see. Compare Pro_6:1; Pro_11:15.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

A repetition of Pro_20:16. The LXX, which omits this passage in its proper place, here translates, "Take away his garment, for a scorner passed by, whoever lays waste another"s goods."

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

ערום alliterates with ערב.

Take from him the garment, for he hath become surety for another,

And for the sake of a strange matter put him under bonds.

= Pro 20:16, vid., there. נכריּה we interpret neut. (lxx τὰ ἀλλότρια; Jerome, pro alienis), although certainly the case occurs that one becomes surety for a strange woman (Aquila, Theodotion, περὶ ξένης), by whose enticements and flatteries he is taken, and who afterwards leaves him in the lurch with the debts for which he had become security, to show her costly favour to another.

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This proverb also we had before. (Pro 20:16 .) ’But what conduces to the happiness of life it is needful to inculcate again and again, to fix it deep in the mind.’†1 This may be an illustration of the prudence just described; foreseeing evil, and, instead of rushing into it, avoiding it. For what can be more imprudent than to trust a man, that is surety for a stranger, or for a strange woman? Such folly is utterly unworthy of confidence. And therefore take his garment, full security for a debt. Rather incur the charge of selfishness, than by imprudence hinder yourself from helping more worthy objects. It is the perfection of Christian graces, that they do not entrench one another. Kindness loses the name of virtue, when shewn at the expense of prudence. Yet caution is needed, lest in repressing an impulse, we crush or hazard a valuable principle. We would not too hastily frown upon a generous act; because it may have overstepped the bounds of prudence. Time, growing consideration, and experience, will correct the error. Meanwhile let not the discipline of prudence chill the glow of active, self-denying love. Let every grace be in its order, proportion, and combination, "that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." (2Ti 3:17 .)

Footnotes:

†1 Lavater.

Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs (1846) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger

When lending money, a lender would take something from the borrower, such as a garment, as a guarantee of repayment. He would return it after the money was repaid. If the borrower was too poor, someone else could give something to the lender as a guarantee for him. See how you translated this in Proverbs 20:16. AT: "Take a garment as security from the one who guarantees that what a stranger has borrowed will be paid back" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

who has put up security

This means for someone to give something to a lender as a guarantee that what was borrowed will be paid. See how you translated this in Proverbs 20:16. AT: "who has guaranteed that what has been borrowed will be paid back" or "who has promised to pay a loan" (See: Idiom)

hold it in pledge

To "hold something in pledge" means to hold on to something that someone has given as a pledge, or promise, that he will pay a debt. See how you translated this in Proverbs 20:16. AT: "hold onto his coat as a guarantee of repayment" (See: Idiom)

Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing

"If anyone gives his neighbor a blessing"

that blessing will be considered to be a curse

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the neighbor will consider that blessing to be a curse" (See: Active or Passive)

translationWords

neighbor

bless

curse

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because he stood surety for a stranger A man who stood surety brings about that the judge should say to the creditor, “Take his garment.”

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.