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Proverbs 25:17
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
Proverbs 25:17 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 25:17 in other translations
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
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In context
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15 A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
16 If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
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