Proverbs 25:8

The Scriptures 1998

Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:26

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1 Kings 3:25

And the sovereign said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to 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 of death.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop fighting before it breaks out.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips enter into strife, And his mouth calls for blows.

Proverbs 30:33

For as milk under pressure brings forth curds, And as a nose under pressure brings forth blood, So wrath under pressure brings forth strife.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be hasty in your spirit to be vexed, for vexation rests in the bosom of fools.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets have prophesied falsely, and the priests rule by their own hand, and My people have loved it so. And what are you going to do at the end of it?

Matthew 5:25

“Be well-minded with your opponent, promptly, while you are on the way with him, lest your opponent deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.