Proverbs 25:19-20

19 Like a bad tooth and an unsteady foot Is confidence in a ¹faithless man in time of trouble.

20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart.

Cross References

• 1. Job 6:15; Isaiah 36:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "a slipping foot"
• [b]. I.e. natron
• [c]. Lit "an evil"