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Proverbs 25:17

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Have thou found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.

18A man who bears FALSE witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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Cross References

Judges 19:18And he said to him, We are passing from Bethlehem-judah to the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem-judah. And I am [now] going to the house of LORD, and there is no man that takes m

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:17

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Here, 1. We are allowed a sober and moderate use of the delights of sense: Hast thou found honey? It is not forbidden fruit to thee, as it was to Jonathan; thou mayest eat of it with thanksgiving to God, who, having created things grateful to our senses, has given us leave to make use of them. Eat as much as is sufficient, and no more. Enough is as good as a feast. 2. We are cautioned to take heed of… Read the whole commentary →

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