Proverbs 25:19

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Trust in a faithless man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:20

He who sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on a wound.

Isaiah 30:7

For Egypt's help is worthless and empty, therefore I have called her “Rahab who sits still.”

Isaiah 36:6

Behold, you are relying on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

2 Timothy 4:16

At my first defense no one took my part; all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!