Proverbs 25:7-20
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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.
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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.
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9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
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10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
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11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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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.
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14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
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15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
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18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
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19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
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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.