Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 25:17
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Berean Standard Bible
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
King James Version
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
World English Bible
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
American Standard Version
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 25
15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
16 If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
19 Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
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