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Proverbs 25:19

שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

18מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָֽׁקֶר ׃

20מַעֲדֶה בֶּגֶד ׀ בְּיוֹם קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל ־ נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב ־ רָֽע ׃ פ

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 28:20וַיָּבֹא עָלָיו תִּלְּגַת פִּלְנְאֶסֶר מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וַיָּצַר לוֹ וְלֹא חֲזָקֽוֹ ׃

Job 6:14לַמָּס מֵרֵעֵהוּ חָסֶד וְיִרְאַת שַׁדַּי יַעֲזֽוֹב ׃

Job 6:20בֹּשׁוּ כִּֽי ־ בָטָח בָּאוּ עָדֶיהָ וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ ׃

Isaiah 30:3וְהָיָה לָכֶם מָעוֹז פַּרְעֹה לְבֹשֶׁת וְהֶחָסוּת בְּצֵל ־ מִצְרַיִם לִכְלִמָּֽה ׃

Isaiah 36:6הִנֵּה בָטַחְתָּ עַל ־ מִשְׁעֶנֶת הַקָּנֶה הָרָצוּץ הַזֶּה עַל ־ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יִסָּמֵךְ אִישׁ עָלָיו וּבָא בְכַפּוֹ וּנְקָבָהּ כֵּן פַּרְעֹה מֶֽלֶךְ ־ מִצְרַיִם לְכָֽל ־ הַבֹּטְחִים עָלָֽיו ׃

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 →

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