Proverbs 25:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
too much of you, and they will hate you.

¹⁸Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.^(A)
¹⁹Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

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Proverbs 25:17-19

New King James Version

¹⁷Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,
Lest he become weary of you and hate you.

¹⁸^(A)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

¹⁹Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.

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Proverbs 25:17-19

English Standard Version

¹⁷Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
    lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
¹⁸A man who ^(A)bears false witness against his neighbor
    is like a war club, or ^(B)a sword, or a sharp arrow.
¹⁹Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
    is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

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Proverbs 25:17-19

New American Standard Bible

¹⁷Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become ^[a]weary of you and hate you.
¹⁸Like a club, a ^(A)sword, and a sharp ^(B)arrow
Is a person who gives ^(C)false testimony against his neighbor.
¹⁹Like a bad tooth and ^[b]an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a ^(D)treacherous person in time of trouble.