Proverbs 25:8

Tree of Life Version

do not bring hastily to court, or what will you do afterward, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Cross References

Matthew 5:25

“Make friends quickly with your opponent while you are with him on the way. Otherwise, your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the assistant, and you will be thrown into prison.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.

Proverbs 30:33

For as churning milk produces butter, and twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

Proverbs 18:6

The lips of a fool enter into an argument 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, the kohanim rule by their own authority, and My people love it this way! But what will you do in the end?”

2 Samuel 2:26

Then Abner called out to Joab and said, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize how bitter it will be in the end? How long until you order the people to stop pursuing their kinsmen?”

1 Kings 3:25

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the bosom of fools.