Proverbs 20:16 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁶ [Omitted]

²⁶ And if thou hast taken the mantle of thy neighbour as a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before the setting of the sun; ²⁷ for it is his covering. This mantle is the only covering of his nakedness. In what can he sleep? If therefore he cry to me, I will hear him; for I am merciful.

¹⁶ and estrange thee from a just determination.

³ for honey droppeth from the lips of a harlot, which for a while pleaseth thy palate;

⁵ that she may keep thee from a strange and wicked woman, in case she, with alluring words should attack thee.

¹⁰ then this woman, who maketh the hearts of young men flutter, meeteth him, in the attire of a harlot.

¹⁵ A wicked man doth hurt, when he associateth with the just: but he hateth the sound of safety.

²⁶ Do not out of respect for a person become surety. ²⁷ For if thou hast not wherewithal to pay, thy bed will be taken from under thee.

²⁷ For a strange house is a hogshead full of holes: and a strange well is narrow.

¹³ Take away his mantle, for a scorner passed by who wasteth the property of others.