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Proverbs 25:19

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

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.

    BBE

  • A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble.

    DBY

  • Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.

    WEB

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

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.

    BSB

In context

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

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

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

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

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

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