Proverbs 25:8

Proverbs 25:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8do not bring25:7,8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8 Do not go hastily to court,

for what will you do in the end

if your neighbor puts you to shame?

8¶Do not go out hastily to 25:8 Lit contendargue your case;

25:8 Lit LestOtherwise, what will you do in 25:8 Lit itsthe end,

When your neighbor humiliates you?

8Do not go out hastily to argue your case;

Otherwise, what will you do in the end,

When your neighbor humiliates you?

8¶Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges];

Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and]

When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you? [Prov 17:14; Matt 5:25]

8do not bring hastily to court.

Otherwise, what will you do in the end

when your neighbor puts you to shame?

8don’t bring too quickly to court.

What will you do in the end

if your neighbor puts you to shame?