Proverbs 25:19
A broken tooth and a faltering foot, is confidence in the treacherous, in the day of danger.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
20As splendour of dress on a cold day—vinegar upon nitre, so is a singer with songs, unto a sad heart.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 28:20And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, came against him,—and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
Job 6:14The despairing, from his friend, should have lovingkindness, or, the reverence of the Almighty, he may forsake.
Job 6:20They are ashamed that they had trusted, They have come up to one of them, and are confounded.
Isaiah 30:3Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh become to you a shame, And, the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, an insult;
Isaiah 36:6Lo! thou dost trust on the support of this bruised cane, on Egypt, whereon if a man lean it will enter his hand and lay it open,—So, is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust upon him.
2 Timothy 4:16In my first defence, no man, came in to help me, but, all, forsook me,—unto them, may it not be reckoned!—
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 →