Proverbs 25:17
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Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.

Genesis 19:2,3 And said: I beseech you, my lords, turn in to the house of your servant, and lodge there: wash your feet, and in the morning you shall go on your way. And they said: No, but we will abide in the street. . . .

Judges 19:18-21 He answered him: We came out from Bethlehem Juda, and we are going to our home, which is on the side of mount Ephraim, from whence we went to Bethlehem: and now we go to the house of God, and none will receive us under his roof: . . .

weary

Romans 15:24 When I shall begin to take my journey into Spain, I hope that, as I pass, I shall see you and be brought on my way thither by you: if first, in part, I shall have enjoyed you.

Context
More Proverbs of Solomon
16Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up. 17Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.…
Cross References
Proverbs 25:16
Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.

Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Lexicon
Seldom
הֹקַ֣ר (hō·qar)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3365: To be heavy, valuable, to make rare

set foot
רַ֭גְלְךָ (raḡ·lə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

in your neighbor’s
רֵעֶ֑ךָ (rê·‘e·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

house,
מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

lest
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest

he grow weary
יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗ (yiś·bā·‘ă·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited

and hate you.
וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃ (ū·śə·nê·’e·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8130: To hate


Additional Translations
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.

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

Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.

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

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

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

Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.

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