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


In Context

16 Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.

18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

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

20 Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

21 If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:19Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.

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 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.