Proverbs 25:8

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:26

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

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.”

Proverbs 14:12

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

Proverbs 17:14

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

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips bring strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

Proverbs 30:33

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

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?

Matthew 5:25

Make friends 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;