Proverbs 25:8

Modern English Version

do not hastily bring into court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:26

Abner called to Joab, “Must the sword consume forever? Do you not understand that a bitter taste will result in the end? How long will you refuse to command the people to withdraw from chasing their brothers?”

1 Kings 3:25

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

Proverbs 14:12

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

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop the contention before fighting begins.

Proverbs 18:6

The lips of a fool enter into contention, and his mouth calls for a beating.

Proverbs 30:33

For as the churning of the milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger settles in the bosom of fools.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and My people love to have it so. Yet what will you do in the end?

Matthew 5:25

“Reconcile with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.