Proverbs 25:17 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

Navigate

Chapter 25

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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

Proverbs 25:17 —

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.

← Proverbs 25:16 Proverbs 25:18 →

Original word meaning

— of 6

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Cross-References

No cross-references found for this verse.

Topics

Brotherly Kindness Fraternity Friendship Guest Hospitality Love

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 17)

Here he mentions another pleasure which we must not take too much of, that of visiting our friends, the former for fear of surfeiting ourselves, this for fear of surfeiting our neighbour. 1. It is a piece of civility to visit our neighbours sometimes, to show our respect to them and concern for them, and to cultivate and improve mutual acquaintance and love, and that we may have both the satisfact…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 17)

16-17. A comparison, as a surfeit of honey produces physical disgust, so your company, however agreeable in moderation, may, if excessive, lead your friend to hate you.