Proverbs 25:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.”

Proverbs 25:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 25:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 25:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?”

Proverbs 25:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 25:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Go not forth hastily to strive, Lestthou know notwhat to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. ”

Proverbs 25:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?”

Proverbs 25:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 25:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. ”

Proverbs 25:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.”

Proverbs 25:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 25:8 in Context — Proverbs 25

6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

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 strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

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What Does Proverbs 25:8 Mean?

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