Proverbs 25:8

⁶ Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

⁷ for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

⁹ Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

¹⁰ lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
KJV: 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.
WEB: Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: you should not go out to dispute hastily, for what will you do in the end when your neighbor has put you to shame?

ÅB: Gi deg ikke for hastig i strid med noen, for at det ikke skal sies: Hva vil du gjøre til slutt når motparten vinner saken til din skam?
OTB: Gå ikke hastig til retten, for hva vil du gjøre til slutt hvis din nabo setter deg i skam?
B1930: Gi dig ikke for hastig i strid med nogen, forat det ikke skal sies: Hvad vil du gjøre til slutt når motparten vinner saken til din skam?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 5:25
Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
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Proverbs 17:14
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
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Proverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
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Proverbs 30:33
For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”
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Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
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2 Samuel 2:26
Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
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Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
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Luke 14:31–32
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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