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Proverbs 25:7-9
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 For (A)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.
8 Do not go out (B)hastily to [a]argue your case;
[b]Otherwise, what will you do in [c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
9 [d](C)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And (D)do not reveal the secret of another,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit its
- Proverbs 25:9 Lit Contend
Proverbs 25:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 25:7-9
New International Version
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(A)
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
8 do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to shame?(B)
9 If you take your neighbor to court,
do not betray another’s confidence,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8 Do not go
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