King James Version
Proverbs 25:19 in the King James Version says “Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.”
Proverbs 25:19 · KJV
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. Withdraw: or, Let thy foot be seldom in weary: Heb. full of thee
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.
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.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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“and a foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“Confidence”
H4009properly, a refuge, i.e., (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
“in an unfaithful man”
H898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
“in time”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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