Proverbs 25:17
Don't set foot in your neighbors' homes too often, otherwise they'll get fed up with you and hate you.
Free Bible 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
16If you find honey, eat just enough, for if you eat too much, you'll be sick.
18Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.
Cross References
Judges 19:18“We've come from Bethlehem in Judah and we're going to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim,” the man replied. “I'm from there and I went to Bethlehem, and now I'm going to the Lord's Temple. No one here has invited me to stay.
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 →