Proverbs 25:7-9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁷for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen^(A)
⁸    do not hastily bring into court,
for^[a] what will you do in the end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?^(B)
⁹Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
    and do not disclose another’s secret,^(C)