Proverbs 25:17
Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.
Catholic Public Domain 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
18A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
Cross References
Judges 19:18He answered him: “We set out from Bethlehem of Judah, and we are traveling to our own place, which is beside mount Ephraim. From there we went to Bethlehem, and now we go to the house of God. But no one is willing to receive us under his roof.
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 →