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Proverbs 25:8

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 25:6

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

  2. Proverbs 25:7

    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.

  3. Proverbs 25:9

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

  4. Proverbs 25:10

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

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