Proverbs 25:17

Don’t set foot too frequently ¹  in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary ²  of you and hate you.

biblegateway Pro 25:17

Seldom set foot in your neighbour’s house—too much of you, and he will hate you.

biblegateway Pro 25:17

Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

biblegateway Pro 25:17

Don’t visit your neighbors too often, or you will wear out your welcome.

biblegateway Pro 25:17

And when you find a friend, don't outwear your welcome; show up at all hours and he'll soon get fed up.

SABDAweb Pro 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.

bibleoremus Pro 25:17

Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, otherwise the neighbor will become weary of you and hate you.

biblegateway Pro 25:17

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you.

biblegateway Pro 25:17

Don’t set foot too frequently ¹  in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary ²  of you and hate you.

¹ tn Heb “make your foot rare.” The verb is הֹקַר (hoqar), the Hiphil imperative of יָקַר (yaqar, “to be rare; to be precious”). To “make one’s foot rare” would mean to keep the visits to a minimum as well as making them valuable – things increase in value, according to the nuances of this word, when they are rare.

² tn Heb “gets full.” This verb means “to be sated; to be satisfied; to be filled.” It is often used with reference to food, but here it refers to frequent visits that wear out one’s welcome (cf. NLT).