Proverbs 25:19
To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
Cross References
2 Chronicles 28:20And he brought, against him Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him, and plundered him without any resistance.
Job 6:14He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord.
Job 6:20They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame.
Isaiah 30:3And the- strength of Pharao shall be to your confusion, and the confidence of the shadow of Egypt to your shame.
Isaiah 36:6Lo thou trustest upon this broken staff of a reed, upon Egypt: upon which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king or Egypt to all that trust in him.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge.
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 →