Proverbs 25:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 25:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 25:19 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 25:19 — KJV
“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.”
— Proverbs 25:19 (KJV)
Proverbs 25:19 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 25:19
“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:19: time, trouble, like
“For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since...: Heb. at my foot”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:19: broken, foot
“For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:19: time, like
“Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:19: tooth, foot
“And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:19: time, foot
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