Proverbs 25:19
Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
In context
16 If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit. 17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house— too much of you, and they will hate you. 18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble. 20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:19 in the KJV
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 25:19 in the ESV
Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.