Proverbs 25:19
As a broken tooth, and a wavering foot, So is trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.
Noyes Bible
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
Job 6:14To the afflicted, kindness should be shown by a friend; Else he casteth off the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:20They are ashamed that they have relied on them; They come to their place, and are confounded.
Isaiah 30:3The protection of Pharaoh shall be your shame; Your trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Isaiah 36:6Behold, thou trustest in that broken reed-staff, Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will pierce his hand, and go through it. Such is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all that trust in him.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first defence no one came forward 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 →