Proverbs 25:17

Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, 2 lest he be weary of you, and hate you. 1

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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

In Context

16Have you found honey? 2 Eat as much as is sufficient for you, 2 lest you eat too much, and vomit it. 1

18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor 2 is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. 1

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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 →

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