16 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[1]

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 20:16

Commentary on Proverbs 20:16

(Read Proverbs 20:16)

Those ruin themselves who entangle themselves in rash suretiship. Also those who are in league with abandoned women. Place no confidence in either.