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Proverbs 20:16

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

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  1. Proverbs 20:14

    It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

  2. Proverbs 20:15

    There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

  3. Proverbs 20:17

    Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  4. Proverbs 20:18

    Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.