8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.


In Context

5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

7 For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself, and disclose not the secret of another:

10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.

Proverbs 25:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:8do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:8The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest after- ward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.