Proverbs 25:17

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

My Notes

Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house,.... Not but that it is commendable to be neighbourly and friendly, or for…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Let thy foot be seldom in the house of thy friend, etc. Though thy visits were sweet as honey, he may soon learn to…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Here he mentions another pleasure which we must not take too much of, that of visiting our friends, the former for fear…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Withdraw thy foot So Vulg., subtrahe pedem tuum. Lit. make rare thy foot. The R.V. adopts the marginal reading of A.V.,…