Proverbs 25:17
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
In context
14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone. 16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it. 17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you. 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips. 20 Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:17 in the KJV
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; Lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 25:17 in the NIV
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house— too much of you, and they will hate you.