Proverbs 25:17
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New International Version (©1984)
Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house--too much of you, and he will hate you.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Don't visit your neighbors too often, or you will wear out your welcome.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor's house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Do not set foot in your neighbor's house too often. Otherwise, he will see too much of you and hate you.

King James Bible
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

American King James Version
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.

American Standard Version
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

Bible in Basic English
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.

Darby Bible Translation
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.

English Revised Version
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

Webster's Bible Translation
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor'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.

Young's Literal Translation
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.

Geneva Study Bible

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

Wesley's Notes

25:17 Withdraw - Visit him not too frequently.

King James Translators' Notes

Withdraw...: or, Let thy foot be seldom in

weary...: Heb. full of thee

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

25:17. We cannot be upon good terms with our neighbours, without discretion as well as sincerity. How much better a Friend is God than any other friend! The oftener we come to him, the more welcome. 18. A false testimony is dangerous in every thing.


Proverbs 25:16 Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, That you not have it in excess and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:18 Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. (NASB ©1995)

Feeling Foot Frequently Hate Hated House Neighbor's Neighbour's Rarely Sated Satiated Seldom Tired Turned Weary Withdraw


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

withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's or let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's Ge 19:2,3 Jud 19:18-21

weary Ro 15:24

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