Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 25:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble {is like} a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.”
Proverbs 25:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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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