Proverbs 25:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.”

Proverbs 25:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 25:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 25:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.”

Proverbs 25:19 — World English Bible

Proverbs 25:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Islikea broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. ”

Proverbs 25:19 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, <FI>Is<Fi> the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.”

Proverbs 25:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 25:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble. ”

Proverbs 25:19 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Confidence in an vnfaythfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote.”

Proverbs 25:19 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 25:19 in Context — Proverbs 25

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

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What Does Proverbs 25:19 Mean?

Proverbs 25:19 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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