Abner shouted to Joab and said, “Must we fight and kill each other forever? Surely you know that this will only end in sadness. Tell the people to stop chasing their own brothers.”
Proverbs 25:8 - Easy To Read Version Don’t be too quick to tell a judge about something you saw. If another person proves that you are wrong, then you will be embarrassed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Rush not forth soon to quarrel [before magistrates or elsewhere], lest you know not what to do in the end when your neighbor has put you to shame. [Prov. 17:14; Matt. 5:25.] American Standard Version (1901) Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. Common English Bible don’t be quick to quarrel over; what will you do in the future when your neighbor shames you? Catholic Public Domain Version The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend. |
Abner shouted to Joab and said, “Must we fight and kill each other forever? Surely you know that this will only end in sadness. Tell the people to stop chasing their own brothers.”
And King Solomon said, “This is what we will do. Cut the living baby in two pieces. Give each woman half of the baby.”
There is a way that people think is right. But that way leads only to death.
If you start an argument, it is like breaking a hole in a dam. So stop the argument before it becomes bigger and bigger.
A foolish person causes himself trouble with the things he says. His words can start fights.
If a person churns {\cf2\super [40]} milk, he makes butter. If a person hits another person’s nose, then blood will come. In the same way, if you make people angry you will cause trouble.
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“If your enemy is taking you to court, then become friends with him quickly. You should do that before you go to court. If you don’t become his friend, then he might give you to the judge. And the judge might give you to a guard to put you in jail.