Proverbs 25:17

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“Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.”

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BSBPD

“Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated <FI>with<Fi> thee, and have hated thee.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 25:17 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:2and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
  2. Judges 19:18The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
  3. Romans 15:24I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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