Proverbs
25:8-20
“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.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of
gold in pictures of silver.
12 As an earring of gold, and an
ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of
harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth
the soul of his masters.
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false
gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 By long forbearing is a prince
persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as
is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy
neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18 A man that beareth false witness
against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in
time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 As he that taketh away a garment in
cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an
heavy heart.”
Praise ye
the Lord!!!