Proverbs 27:13 (GNV)

Passage

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:11 My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.

Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

Proverbs 27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.

Proverbs 27:14 He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "take", "garment", "surety", "stranger", and "pledge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "take" and "garment", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "A prudent man seeth the plague and..." into verse 14's "He that prayseth his friend with a...", so "take" and "garment" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "take" and "garment" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.