Proverbs 25:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[Like] a bad 
 
7489b: to breaka prim. root
toothשֵׁ֣ן
(shen)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
and an unsteady 
 
4571: to slip, slide, totter, shakea prim. root
footוְרֶ֣גֶל
(ve·re·gel)
7272: footof uncertain derivation
Is confidenceמִבְטָ֥ח
(miv·tach)
4009: confidencefrom batach
in a faithlessבֹּ֝וגֵ֗ד
(bo·v·ged)
898: to act or deal treacherouslya prim. root
man in timeבְּיֹ֣ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
of trouble.צָרָֽה׃
(tza·rah.)
6869a: straits, distressfem. of tsar


















KJV Lexicon
Confidence
mibtach  (mib-tawkh')
a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance -- confidence, hope, sure, trust.
in an unfaithful man
bagad  (baw-gad')
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
in time
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of trouble
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
is like a broken
ro`ah  (ro-aw')
breakage -- broken, utterly.
tooth
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
and a foot
regel  (reh'-gel)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda -- be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), great toe, haunt, journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
out of joint
muw`edeth  (moo-ay'-deth)
made to slip, i.e. dislocated -- out of joint.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like a bad tooth and an unsteady foot Is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.

King James Bible
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

International Standard Version
A bad tooth and an unsteady foot— that's what confidence in an unreliable man is like in a time of trouble.

NET Bible
Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint, so is confidence in an unfaithful person at the time of trouble.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint, so is trust in a liar in the day of trouble.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Like] a broken tooth and a lame foot, [so] is confidence in an unfaithful person in a [time of] crisis.

King James 2000 Bible
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Links
Proverbs 25:19
Proverbs 25:19 NIV
Proverbs 25:19 NLT
Proverbs 25:19 ESV
Proverbs 25:19 NASB
Proverbs 25:19 KJV

Proverbs 25:18
Top of Page
Top of Page