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Proverbs 25:19

World English Bible

Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.

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Proverbs 25:19 in other translations

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

Proverbs 25:19 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:19 in context

  1. 17Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
    lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
  2. 18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor
    is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
  3. 19Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble
    is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
  4. 20As one who takes away a garment in cold weather,
    or vinegar on soda,
    so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
  5. 21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
    If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;