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, Lest thou know not what 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.
What Does Proverbs 25:8 Mean?
Proverbs 25:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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