19Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.


In Context

16 If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit.

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house- too much of you, and he will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.

20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Proverbs 25:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:19To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:19A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:19Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:19A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.