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Proverbs 25:19

Faithfulness and loyaltyFriendshipDiscouragement and depression

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

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BSB
Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
KJV
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
WEB
Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
ASV
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is [like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
DARBY
A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble.
BLB
A tooth broken or a foot tottering [is] trust in one acting treacherously in a day of distress.
ÅB
Som en skjør tann og en vaklende fot er tillit til den troløse på nødens dag.
OTB
Som en dårlig tann eller en halt fot er tillit til den utro i trengselstider.
B1930
Som en skjør tann og en vaklende fot er tillit til den troløse på nødens dag.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 36:6

    Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

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  • Ezekiel 29:6–7

    And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

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  • Job 6:14–20

    To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:20–21

    And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:16

    At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

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