Proverbs 25:8-17
English Standard Version
8 (A)do not hastily bring into court,[a]
for[b] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
9 (B)Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
and do not reveal another's secret,
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute have no end.
11 (C)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like (D)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to (E)a listening ear.
13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is (F)a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 Like (G)clouds and wind without rain
is a man who (H)boasts of a gift he does not give.
15 With (I)patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue will break a bone.
16 If you have (J)found honey, eat (K)only enough for you,
lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. 8Do not go hastily out to court
- Proverbs 25:8 Hebrew or else
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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