Proverbs 25:19
Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
In Context
18One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 28:20Then Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, came to him, but was a cause of trouble and not of strength to him.
Job 6:14He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.
Job 6:20They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.
Isaiah 30:3And the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.
Isaiah 36:6See, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go into a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:19
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Here, 1. The sin condemned is bearing false witness against our neighbour, either in judgment or in common conversation, contrary to the law of the ninth commandment. 2. That which it is here condemned for is the mischievousness of it; it is in its power to ruin not only men's reputation, but their lives, estates, families, all that is dear to them. A false testimony is every thing that is dangerous; it is a maul… Read the whole commentary →