Proverbs 27:13 (WEB)

Passage

Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

Proverbs 27:14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "take", "garment", "puts", "collateral", "stranger", "hold", "wayward", and "woman". 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 sees danger and takes..." into verse 14's "He who blesses his neighbor 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.