Proverbs 25:19
An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble 1 is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
2 Chronicles 28:20Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, came to him and troubled him instead of strengthening him.
Job 6:14To the person who is about to faint, faithfulness should be shown by his friend; 1 even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty. 1
Job 6:20They were disappointed because they had been confident of finding water. 1 They went there, but they were deceived. 1
Isaiah 30:3Therefore Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, 1 and the refuge in Egypt's shade, your humiliation, 1
Isaiah 36:6Look, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed that you use as a walking staff, but if a man leans on it, it will stick into his hand and pierce it. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to anyone who trusts in him.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me. Instead, everyone left me. May it not be counted against them.
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 →