Proverbs 25:17
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
Berean Standard Bible
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
16If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
18Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Cross References
Judges 19:18The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
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 →