The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 25, Verse 8

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.

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

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.

New English Translation

Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

World English Bible

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

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

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

A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.

[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.