Proverbs 25:7-9

21st Century King James Version

⁷ for better it is that it be said unto thee, “Come up hither,” than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

⁸ Go not forth hastily to contend, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

⁹ Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, and disclose not a secret to another,