Proverbs 25:8

English Standard Version 2016

do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Cross References

Matthew 5:25

Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 30:33

For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

Jeremiah 5:31

the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?

2 Samuel 2:26

Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?”

1 Kings 3:25

And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.