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Proverbs 25:8-28
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:8-28
New American Standard Bible
8 Do not go out (A)hastily to [a]argue your case;
[b]Otherwise, what will you do in [c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
9 [d](B)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And (C)do not reveal the secret of another,
10 Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not [e]pass away.
11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver,
Is a (D)word spoken at [f]the proper time.
12 Like [g]an (E)earring of gold and a (F)jewelry piece of (G)fine gold,
Is a wise person who offers rebukes to a (H)listening ear.
13 Like the cold of snow in the [h]time of harvest
Is a (I)faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 Like (J)clouds and (K)wind without rain
Is a person who boasts [i]of his gifts falsely.
15 Through [j](L)patience a ruler may be persuaded,
And a gentle tongue breaks bone.
16 Have you (M)found honey? Eat only [k]what you need,
So that you do not have it in excess and vomit it.
17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become [l]weary of you and hate you.
18 Like a club, a (N)sword, and a sharp (O)arrow
Is a person who gives (P)false testimony against his neighbor.
19 Like a bad tooth and [m]an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a (Q)treacherous person in time of trouble.
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [n]soda,
Is one who sings songs to [o]a troubled heart.
21 (R)If [p]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will [q]heap burning coals on his head,
And (S)the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings rain,
And a [r](T)gossiping tongue brings an angry face.
24 It is (U)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than [s]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is (V)good news from a distant land.
26 Like a (W)trampled spring and a [t]polluted well,
So is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to (X)search out [u]one’s own glory.
28 Like a (Y)city that is broken into and without walls
So is a person (Z)who has no self-control over his spirit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit its
- Proverbs 25:9 Lit Contend
- Proverbs 25:10 Lit return
- Proverbs 25:11 Lit its time
- Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring
- Proverbs 25:13 Lit day
- Proverbs 25:14 Lit in a gift of falsehood
- Proverbs 25:15 Lit length of anger
- Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency
- Proverbs 25:17 Lit surfeited with
- Proverbs 25:19 Lit a slipping foot
- Proverbs 25:20 I.e., natron
- Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil
- Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you
- Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up
- Proverbs 25:23 Lit tongue of secrecy
- Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
- Proverbs 25:26 Lit ruined
- Proverbs 25:27 Lit their
Proverbs 25:8-28
New International Version
Proverbs 25:8-28
New International Version
8 do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)
9 If you take your neighbor to court,
do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
and the charge against you will stand.
11 Like apples[b] of gold in settings of silver(B)
is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(C)
13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
he refreshes the spirit of his master.(D)
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
too much of it, and you will vomit.(G)
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
too much of you, and they will hate you.
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(H)
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
or like vinegar poured on a wound,
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(I) on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.(J)
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(K)
25 Like cold water to a weary soul
is good news from a distant land.(L)
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(M)
nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(N)
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8 Do not go
- Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
Luke 12:58
New American Standard Bible
Luke 12:58
New American Standard Bible
58 For (A)when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to [a]settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
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- Luke 12:58 Lit be rid of him
Luke 12:58
New International Version
Luke 12:58
New International Version
58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.(A)
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