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Proverbs 20:16-18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 20:16-18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet,
but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.(A)
18 Plans are established by taking advice;
wage war by following wise guidance.(B)
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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