Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute,(A)
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.(B)

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It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(A) is quick to quarrel.(B)

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Don’t take a matter to court hastily.(A)
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent[a] humiliates you?

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Footnotes

  1. 25:8 Or neighbor, also in v. 9

    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go