19 Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 25:19

Commentary on Proverbs 25:19

(Read Proverbs 25:19)

Confidence in an unfaithful man is painful and vexatious; when we put any stress on him, he not only fails, but makes us feel for it.