Proverbs 25:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and so hate you.

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  • Gen 19:2-3 : 2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise early and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will stay in the street all night. 3 But he pressed upon them greatly, so they turned to him and entered his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
  • Judg 19:18-21 : 18 He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah toward the side of Mount Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to the house of the LORD, and there is no one who receives me into their house. 19 Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, for your maidservant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything." 20 And the old man said, "Peace be with you; however, let all your needs lie upon me; only do not lodge in the street." 21 So he brought him into his house and fed the donkeys, and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

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