KJV King James Version
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
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Proverbs 25:17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
WEB World English Bible
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
ASV American Standard Version
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 25
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 [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.
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Genesis 19:2-3And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.Romans 15:24Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your [company].Judges 19:18-21And he said unto him, We [are] passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence [am] I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I [am now] going to the house of the LORD; and there [is] no man that receiveth me to house.
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